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Voter Fraud Alleged in CT, Democratic Official Charged

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Unsolicited mail-in ballots are an absolute threat to our democracy.

For months, Democrats and left-wing activists have denied this, claiming that anyone who voices such concerns is either a conspiracy theorist or a racist hoping to somehow disenfranchise black voters.

But on Friday, those concerns were proved valid once again when a Democratic city councilman was charged with multiple counts of voter fraud, The Washington Free Beacon reported.

Michael DeFilippo, a Connecticut landlord, allegedly stole voter registrations and absentee ballots from college students living in his building and proceeded to forge their signatures in order to vote for himself in the city council election.

DeFilippo was charged with one count of conspiracy, four counts of identity theft and 11 counts of fraudulent registration.

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He faces up to 85 years in prison, the Free Beacon reported.

According to Jason Snead, executive director of the Honest Elections Project, this case shows just how easy it is to manipulate the voting system in many states.

“As long as elections are the path to power, there will be people willing to cheat to win,” he said.

Should more states pass election reform legislation?

“The allegations in this case are shocking and plainly show how vulnerable absentee ballots can be to fraud and why securing them is so crucial,” Snead went on. “Election fraud disenfranchises voters, casts doubt on elections and makes voters less likely to participate in democracy.”

Democrats are doing everything they can to stop Republican efforts to address this exact problem.

In June, President Joe Biden’s Justice Department announced it would be suing Georgia over the state’s new election integrity law, claiming the legislation was designed to deny black voters equal access to the ballot.

In reality, the law requires absentee voters to have a driver’s license or state ID.

According to The Western Journal’s breakdown of the law, 97 percent of Georgians already have such identification. For those who don’t, state IDs are available free of charge.

Moreover, a majority of Democrats and minorities support voter ID requirements.

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Despite all of this, it appears that Democrats are set on pushing for lax election security.

They claim that all they want is to make it as easy as possible to vote.

Instead, all they’ve done is make it as easy as possible to cheat the system.

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Michael wrote for a number of entertainment news outlets before joining The Western Journal in 2020 as a staff reporter. He now manages the writing and reporting teams, overseeing the production of commentary, news and original reporting content.
Michael Austin graduated from Iowa State University in 2019. During his time in college, Michael volunteered as a social media influencer for both PragerU and Live Action. After graduation, he went on to work as a freelance journalist for various entertainment news sites before joining The Western Journal in 2020 as a staff reporter.

Since then, Michael has been promoted to the role of Manager of Writing and Reporting. His responsibilities now include managing and directing the production of commentary, news and original reporting content.
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Iowa State University
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