Judge: Newsmax Did Not Target Smartmatic; Details Criminal Allegations, Venezuela Ties (Connecting the Dots: Voting Machine Smartmatic, Venezuela, The Philippines, Fox News, Newsmax, Mark Halperin, Morton H. Halperin & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

Judge: Newsmax Did Not Target Smartmatic; Details Criminal Allegations, Venezuela Ties (Connecting the Dots: Voting Machine Smartmatic, Venezuela, The Philippines,  Fox News, Newsmax, Mark Halperin, Morton H. Halperin & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

Newsmax.com

Thursday, 12 September 2024 10:14 PM EDT

Picture of the logo of Smartmatic, the firm that supplies voting technology, seen on a sliding door at the headquarters of the company in 2017. (Getty Images)

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/2020-election-smartmatic-newsmax/2024/09/12/id/1180173/

A lawsuit pitting an electronic voting machine manufacturer that was targeted by allies of former President Donald Trump against a conservative news outlet that aired accusations of vote manipulation in the 2020 election appears headed to trial, following a Delaware judge's ruling Thursday.

Florida-based Smartmatic is suing Newsmax, claiming the cable network’s hosts and guests made false and defamatory statements after the election implying that Smartmatic participated in rigging the results, and that its software was used to switch votes.

Newsmax, also based in Florida, argues that it was simply reporting on serious and newsworthy allegations being made by Trump and his supporters, including former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani and conservative attorney Sidney Powell.

Attorneys for both sides asked Superior Court Judge Eric Davis to rule in their favor without holding a trial, which is scheduled to start Sept. 30. On Thursday, Davis granted partial summary judgment to each side but said a jury must decide several key issues.

"Statements regarding Smartmatic software or voting machines altering the results of the election are factually false,” wrote Davis, who noted that Smartmatic did not provide any election machines or software used in the 2020 election outside of Los Angeles.

However, the judge said that not every allegedly defamatory statement published by Newsmax, including statements about Smartmatic’s ties to Venezuela and its late president Hugo Chavez, has been shown to be materially false.

“Therefore, the court will allow Newsmax to contest falsity as to Smartmatic’s connections with Venezuela,” he wrote.

In court papers, Newsmax has described Smartmatic as “a struggling election technology company with a checkered history” that is using a legally baseless and unconstitutional theory of liability to try to obtain a massive windfall.

Last month, a federal grand jury in Florida indicted three current and former executives of Smartmatic in a scheme to pay more than $1 million in bribes to put its voting machines in the Philippines. Prosecutors allege that Smartmatic’s Venezuelan-born co-founder, Roger Piñate, colluded with others to funnel bribes to the chairman of the Philippines’ electoral commission using a slush fund created by overcharging for each voting machine it supplied authorities.

In a favorable ruling for Newsmax, Davis rejected Smartmatic’s claim that the news outlet acted with “express malice” under Florida law, meaning that its primary motivation was to injure Smartmatic.

“There is no evidence that Newsmax acted with evil intent towards Smartmatic,” the judge wrote.

Davis previously ruled that Smartmatic is a “limited public figure” for purposes of defamation and must show that Newsmax acted with “actual malice” by knowingly and recklessly disregarding the truth. On Thursday, he said actual malice is an issue for a jury, and that a jury also must decide whether Smartmatic is entitled to damages.

In another blow to Smartmatic, Davis said Newsmax can argue that it is protected from liability under Florida’s “neutral reporting privilege," which extends to “disinterested and neutral reporting” on matters of public concern. Newsmax argues that the privilege applies because many of the allegedly defamatory statements were made by third parties appearing as guests, or were rebroadcast after being made by third parties on non-Newsmax platforms.

“With these facts, a reasonable jury could find Newsmax was reporting on a matter of public concern without endorsing the allegations surrounding the election,” he wrote, adding that a jury could also find that Newsmax's reporting was not neutral.

Davis also said Newsmax could assert a “fair reporting privilege” regarding reporting by White House correspondent Emerald Robinson about a whistleblower affidavit filed in a Georgia lawsuit challenging the election results. The affidavit involved claims by Powell that Smartmatic had colluded with the Venezuelan government in that country’s 2013 presidential election.

Newsmax argues that Florida’s fair reporting privilege applies to accurate reporting on judicial proceedings, including court records, and that Robinson was reporting on the contents of an affidavit filed in federal court. Smartmatic contends that the affidavit was not signed or sworn, and therefore not an official document. Davis said a jury must decide whether the fair reporting privilege applies to Robinson, who erroneously reported that the affidavit was sworn.

The Delaware lawsuit, which takes issue with 24 Newsmax reports over a five-week period in late 2020, is one of several stemming from reports by conservative news outlets following the election. Smartmatic also is suing Fox News for defamation in New York and recently settled a lawsuit in the District of Columbia against the One America News Network, another conservative outlet.

Dominion Voting Systems similarly filed several defamation lawsuits against those who spread conspiracy theories blaming its election equipment for Trump’s loss. Last year, in a case presided over by Davis, Fox News settled with Dominion for $787 million.

Newsmax Statement on Court Ruling:

"While Newsmax is disappointed that any part of Smartmatic’s lawsuit is going to trial as we believe it is a threat to a free press, we are pleased that the Court found no evidence that Newsmax acted with evil intent toward Smartmatic, that Newsmax’s reporting 'was not a "campaign" to defame Smartmatic' (as Smartmatic alleged), and that the neutral and fair reporting privileges are available to Newsmax at trial.

The Court also summarized several public controversies involving Smartmatic, including its association with the murderous Chavez regime in Venezuela, allegations of corruption and bribery in the Philippines, and its more recent history of allegations of corruption that led to a criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and resulted in the indictment of three Smartmatic executives for violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

The DOJ alleged Smartmatic executives engaged in money laundering and allegedly bribed an election official.

Smartmatic can hardly claim that Newsmax’s coverage harmed its reputation. This case is not about the left versus right, but about a free press being allowed to do its job.”

Connecting the Dots:

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Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Center for American Progress and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Center for American Progress. 

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Center for American Progress. 

Morton H. Halperin was served with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, is a senior adviser for the Open Society Foundations, Mark Halperin’s father and a director at the ONE Campaign.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

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Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a political commentator at MSNBC.

Mark Halperin In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC, becoming the senior political analyst and a contributor, the founding editor for Bloomberg Politics, Morton H. Halperin’s son and is currently a host and commentator for Newsmax TV.

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Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg LP and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign.  

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee, Media Matters and the and the Human Rights Watch.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

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Media Matters monitors Fox News.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

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Mark Malloch-Brown is a global board member for the Open Society Foundations and the CEO for Smartmatic (electronic voting system used in the United States).

Moises Naim is a global board member for the Open Society Foundations, a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, a board member for the International Crisis Group, a Distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a minister of trade and industry for Venezuela.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Center for American Progress and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award, has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Center for American Progress and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Center for American Progress. 

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Center for American Progress. 

Morton H. Halperin was served with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, is a senior adviser for the Open Society Foundations, Mark Halperin’s father and a director at the ONE Campaign.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a political commentator at MSNBC.

Mark Halperin In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC, becoming the senior political analyst and a contributor, the founding editor for Bloomberg Politics, Morton H. Halperin’s son and is currently a host and commentator for Newsmax TV.

Bloomberg Politics is a division of Bloomberg LP.

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International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee, Media Matters and the and the Human Rights Watch.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

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Media Matters monitors Fox News.
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International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a political commentator at MSNBC.

Mark Halperin In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC, becoming the senior political analyst and a contributor, the founding editor for Bloomberg Politics, Morton H. Halperin’s son and is currently a host and commentator for Newsmax TV.

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Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg LP and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

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Mark Malloch-Brown is a global board member for the Open Society Foundations and the CEO for Smartmatic (electronic voting system used in the United States).

Moises Naim is a global board member for the Open Society Foundations and a minister of trade and industry for Venezuela.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a board member for the International Crisis Group and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

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Fidel V. Ramos was a board member for the International Crisis Group and the president for the Philippines.

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Resources: Past Research

US prosecutors charge Smartmatic in alleged $1M Philippines bribery case (Connecting the Dots: Argentina, Venezuela, Philippines, Open Society Foundations, Smartmatic & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Philippines, Venezuela & Smartmatic)

Friday, October 24, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/10/us-prosecutors-charge-smartmatic-in.html

Judge: Newsmax Did Not Target Smartmatic; Details Criminal Allegations, Venezuela Ties (Connecting the Dots: Past Research on Smartmatic, Venezuela, Morton Halperin, Mark Halperin, ONE Campaign, Sidley Austin LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Smartmatic)

Monday, September 16, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/09/judge-newsmax-did-not-target-smartmatic.html

Dr. Morton Halperin – J Street Education Fund (Connecting the Dots: J Street, Morton Halperin, The Open Society Foundations, Newsmax’s Mark Halperin, Rhonda (Randi) Weingarten, The ONE Campaign, MSNBC, ACLU, The Carnegie & Soros Funding) (Past Research on Morton Halperin, the ONE Campaign, Mark Halperin & Newsmax)

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/dr-morton-halperin-j-street-education.html

Venezuela, Colombia Border Areas Hopeful as Reopening Looms (Connecting the Dots: Venezuela, Colombia & Soros Funded Think Tanks) (Past Research on Venezuela & Moises Naim)

Monday, August 22, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/08/venezuela-colombia-border-areas-hopeful.html

Sen. Warren Presses Amazon on Algorithmic Pricing for Schools (Connecting the Dots: Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ganesh Sitaraman, The Center for American Progress, Amazon, HUD, The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, The Urban Institute, The U.S. Department of Education & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the Carnegie Corporation New York)

Thursday, March 12, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/03/sen-warren-presses-amazon-on.html

Megyn Kelly Slams Fox for Banning Charlie Kirk (Connecting the Dots: Media Matters, Fox News, Papal Knighthood, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, Megyn Kelly & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Fox News)

Thursday, September 18, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/09/megyn-kelly-slams-fox-for-banning.html

Trump Blasts Fox News Pollster, WSJ (Connecting the Dots: Papal Knighthood, Roman Catholic Church, Fox News, K. Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Kamala Harris, Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow, Alwaleed bin Talal, Rotana Group, News Corp. & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Rotana Group & News Corp)

Thursday, April 24, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/04/trump-blasts-fox-news-pollster-wsj.html

Uproar as German Lawmaker Proposes Observance of Muslim Public Holidays (Past Research on the American Society for Muslim Advancement & The Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation)

Monday, October 16, 2017

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Ex-Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Dead at 91 (Connecting the Dots: Mikhail Gorbachev, Communist Party, Green Cross International, Pre-Oscar Party, Soros Funded Think Tanks ALL Networking) (Past Research on : Mikhail Gorbachev & Green Cross International)

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/08/ex-soviet-leader-mikhail-gorbachev-dead.html 

Mail voting in the US: Data points to very low fraud and significant benefits to voters (Connecting the Dots: The Brookings Institution (think tank), The U.S. Postal Service, The Third Way & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

Mail voting in the US: Data points to very low fraud and significant benefits to voters (Connecting the Dots: The Brookings Institution (think tank), The U.S. Postal Service, The Third Way & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

Brookings.edu

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/mail-voting-in-the-us-data-points-to-very-low-fraud-and-significant-benefits-to-voters/

Ensuring safe, free, and fair elections is essential to maintaining a functioning democracy, particularly at a moment when three-quarters of Americans believe that democracy is under threat. Mail voting, a widespread feature of our election system, has become politically charged in recent years.

Public debate surrounding mail voting has come into greater focus following President Trump’s initial announcement of his intention to issue an executive order (EO) in advance of the 2026 general election. The EO purportedly would attempt to remove certain types of mail voting across the country. Several election law experts have assessed that an EO seeking to change election procedures presents an overreach of executive power and would be unconstitutional.

It is unclear ahead of the 2026 general election what types of mail voting a possible Trump EO might attempt to restrict or eliminate. Such an EO could be legally challenged. The president’s stance on mail voting has fluctuated. He has often criticized “100% Mail-In Voting” while at times signaling his support for absentee voting.

In this piece, we examine the important role of mail voting in maintaining a free, safe, and fair electoral process in the United States. We find that mail voting—universal vote-by-mail in particular—has substantial benefits for election administration and tens of millions of U.S. voters. As part of this analysis, we corroborate prior research that mail voting is secure and find low overall mail voting fraud, particularly in universal vote-by-mail voting systems.

How mail voting works in the US

The U.S. has a long history of mail voting. Large-scale use of mail ballots originated during the U.S. Civil War, when some soldiers were allowed to vote remotely after absentee voting laws were passed in their home states. Today, mail voting is widely used around the world, with more than 30 countries—including Switzerland, Germany, and South Korea—allowing voters to cast ballots by mail.

Mail ballots are widespread across the United States. For example, in 2024 alone, the U.S. Postal Service processed over 99.2 million mail ballots.

Though terminology differs across analyses, for this piece we define mail ballots to be inclusive of both absentee and universal vote-by-mail ballots. Absentee ballots refer to those that may be requested by a voter who is unable to vote in person. These ballots can be subcategorized into those that require an excuse (excuse absentee ballots) and those that do not (no-excuse absentee ballots). In states with universal vote-by-mail, every registered voter is automatically sent a mail ballot they can use as an alternative to in-person polling.¹ Every state in the U.S. provides access to either universal vote-by-mail ballots, absentee ballots, or both.²

 State-by-state mail voting landscape

Given the availability of case data, our analysis focuses on U.S. general elections between 2016 and 2022. To understand the mail voting landscape for each of those elections, we began by analyzing select laws related to mail voting for each year across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.³

In both 2016 and 2018, there were 20 excuse absentee states, 28 no-excuse absentee states, and three universal vote-by-mail states.

The 2020 presidential election, which we include in our analysis, saw many states temporarily adopt more accessible voting policies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some of which were codified in the following years. Some states like Alabama and Delaware passed emergency rules or temporary laws to transition to no-excuse absentee voting. Other states like Connecticut and Kentucky still required an excuse but included COVID-19 among the valid reasons for excuse absentee voting. Of the excuse absentee states, only Indiana and Texas did not change their absentee voting policies in light of the pandemic. Some jurisdictions that previously used no-excuse absentee voting systems transitioned to universal vote-by-mail, including California, Nevada, Vermont, and Washington, D.C. 

With these policy changes, we determined that, in 2020, 13 states had excuse absentee voting systems (with many states expanding qualifying excuses), 28 had no-excuse absentee voting systems, and 10 had universal vote-by-mail voting systems.

In 2022, there were 15 excuse absentee states, 27 no-excuse absentee states, and nine universal vote-by-mail states. Alabama, Delaware, and South Carolina reverted to an excuse absentee voting system. New Jersey was the only state that transitioned from using universal vote-by-mail during 2020 back to no-excuse absentee voting in 2022.

The impact of mail voting

Increase in overall voter turnout

Several studies indicate that certain forms of mail voting can increase voter turnout. A 2009 study for the Pew Charitable Trusts found that no-excuse absentee voting increased voter participation by about 3 percentage points in comparison to states with excuse absentee voting, when controlling for other factors that may impact turnout. Adoption of a universal vote-by-mail voting system is associated with about a 2% increase in voter turnout compared to counties that did not adopt such a system, based on a 2020 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) using a within-state comparison of counties across three states that adopted universal vote-by-mail. Additionally, a 2023 study in the Election Law Journal found that individuals had a higher probability of voting in 2018 and 2020 under a universal vote-by-mail voting system (70%) than in states with no-excuse absentee voting (65%) or in states with excuse absentee voting (62%).

Notably, a 2020 Stanford University study found that universal vote-by mail “does not appear to affect either party’s [Democrat or Republican] share of turnout” nor “increase either party’s vote share.” 

Increase in access for voters 

Mail ballots can be the most practical and accessible—and in some cases, the only—way to participate in the electoral process for many voters, including those with disabilities, older Americans, students living away from home, lower-income voters, and military personnel stationed overseas. However, by restricting qualifying excuses, states are at risk of disproportionately impacting segments of the electorate, such as youth voters, voters with disabilities, and voters of color.

Other mail voting requirements can disproportionately impact many individuals’ ability to exercise their right to vote. Following the passage of a Texas law in 2021, the Brennan Center for Justice found that Latino, Asian, and Black voters in the 2022 primary election were 30% more likely than white voters to have their absentee ballot applications or excuse absentee ballots rejected. Restrictions included a requirement that voters include either their driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number on their ballot application and return envelope, and that this number matches the one on file.

In general, states that adopt universal vote-by-mail voting systems reduce some racial, economic, and other disparities in election participation.

Cost savings under universal vote-by-mail voting systems 

Voting by mail has other key benefits beyond increased voter access and engagement. States with universal vote-by-mail often see significant cost savings, in part because of diminished costs due to closing in-person polling locations, reducing the number of temporary poll workers needed, lowering equipment costs, and decreasing need for provisional ballots (defined as back-up or “fail-safe” ballots for voters who believe they were improperly excluded from a list of registered voters).

Colorado’s universal vote-by-mail voting system demonstrates these advantages. Following Colorado’s adoption in 2013 of H.B 13-1303, which instituted universal vote-by-mail, the state saw an average 40% decrease in county election administration costs between 2008 and 2014, according to a 2016 study by the Pew Research Center. Other states that adopted universal vote-by-mail policies experienced similar cost savings.

Evaluating different mail voting systems

Several prior analyses have found that mail voting fraud is extremely rare, though exact percentages differ slightly based on the years or cases reviewed. A piece in the Hill in 2020 drawing from the Heritage Foundation’s database found that only about 0.00006% of total votes cast were fraudulent mail votes over the preceding 20 years. Other analyses have looked at a subset of states that have transitioned to universal vote-by-mail. The New York Times reported that states that have universal vote-by mail voting systems see “essentially zero fraud.” Specifically, they found that Oregon has seen only about a dozen documented cases of fraud since switching to a universal vote-by-mail voting system in 2000. A study conducted by the American Statistical Association found “no evidence that voting by mail increases the risk of voter fraud overall,” and estimated that Washington state would have likely seen around 80 more cases of fraud between 2011 and 2019 had it not transitioned to a universal vote-by-mail voting system.

To complement the body of existing literature, we analyzed data on instances of mail voting fraud across mail voting systems in the U.S. ⁴

Only a few publicly available databases exist that compile cases of recent election fraud. News21 developed an extensive database for cases of election fraud between 2000 and 2012.⁵ The Heritage Foundation compiled an election fraud database containing cases of election fraud in the U.S. with years ranging from 1982 to 2025,⁶ which they describe as “not an exhaustive or comprehensive list.”  

Our findings

Our analysis cross-references cases of mail voting fraud with an analysis of each state’s mail voting system to determine what percentage of the very small total amount of mail voting fraud comes from excuse absentee, no-excuse absentee, and universal vote-by-mail voting systems.

As our analysis focuses on four of the five most recent general elections (2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022),⁷ we relied on records of cases from the Heritage Foundation’s database. Each case entry involved one individual who had been charged with a type of election fraud.

First, we find that cases of fraud involving any form of mail ballots were very rare. Across the entire country, and utilizing a maximally inclusive estimate, between six and 46 cases of mail voting fraud were identified in each general election. To calculate the percentage of mail voting fraud in a given year, we divided the total number of mail voting fraud cases by the total number of mail votes cast for each general election. We find an average total mail voting fraud percentage across the 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022 general elections of only 0.000043%, or about four cases of mail voting fraud out of every 10 million mail votes.

Although the database we utilized self-identified as “not…comprehensive,” we have reason to believe that this limited scope did not meaningfully distort our overall findings. The News21 database, which is among the most extensive databases of its kind currently publicly available, includes over 2,000 cases, of which we found 1,605 related to alleged voting fraud between 2000 and 2012. That averages to roughly 134 cases per year. Even if we assume this same case rate persisted for the four general elections examined, and assume the 134 cases of voting fraud were all mail voting fraud,⁸ that would still translate to only about 2.5 cases of mail voting fraud per 1,000,000 mail votes. This indicates that, even under assumptions that greatly inflate the frequency of mail voting fraud, the resulting probability of fraud remains negligible.

Irrespective of the comprehensive or non-comprehensive nature of the database, the proportions of fraud reflected in the data provide us with valuable insights. Our analysis demonstrates that, relative to absentee voting systems, universal vote-by-mail voting systems comprise the smallest percentage of the already very low mail voting fraud.⁹

Conclusion: Looking ahead

As highlighted in the Democracy Playbook 2025, safe, free, and fair elections are paramount for a healthy democracy. Moving forward, access to publicly available, comprehensive data on mail voting is critical to provide transparent and accurate information to election officials, policymakers, and the public.

As the discussion surrounding mail ballots continues in the lead-up to the 2026 elections, leveraging our understanding of the positive impacts of mail voting—particularly universal vote-by-mail—is vital to advancing equitable and secure elections. 

Third Way

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Way

The Third Way has been promoted by social liberal[4] and social-democratic parties.[5] In the United States, a leading proponent of the Third Way was President Bill Clinton.[6] In the United Kingdom, Third Way social-democratic proponent Tony Blair claimed that the socialism he advocated was different from traditional conceptions of socialism and said: "My kind of socialism is a set of values based around notions of social justice. ... Socialism as a rigid form of economic determinism has ended, and rightly."[7] Blair referred to it as a "social-ism" involving politics that recognised individuals as socially interdependent and advocated social justice, social cohesion, equal worth of each citizen and equal opportunity.

Connecting the Dots:

Thurgood Marshall Jr. was a board of governor’s member for the U.S. Postal Service and is a trustee at the Third Way.

Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation was a funder for the Third Way, the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and the New America Foundation.

Bernard L. Schwartz was a co-founder for the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, the chairman emeritus for the Third Way, a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and a funder & director for the New America Foundation.

Bernard L. Schwartz is a trustee at the Third Way and was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Lewis B. Cullman is a trustee at the Third Way and was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

William M. Daley is a trustee at the Third Way and was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation. 

Peter B. Lewis was a trustee at the Third Way and a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, Jonathan Soros’s father and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society. 

Jonathan Soros is George Soros’s son, a director at the New America Foundation and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.  

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New for the America Foundation.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the New America Foundation and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award, has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the New America Foundation, the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Reynold Levy  was an advisory board member for the Aspen Institute (think tank), a trustee at the Third Way and is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations. 

Georgette F. Bennett is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a trustee at the Third Way.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Morton H. Halperin is a senior adviser for the Open Society Foundations, a director at the ONE Campaign, served with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Center for American Progress.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was a supporter for the Center for American Progress and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Center for American Progress.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Center for American Progress and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award, has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Center for American Progress and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Ganesh Sitaraman is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was Elizabeth Warren’s senior counsel.

Peter B. Lewis was a director at the Center for American Progress and a trustee at the Third Way and a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

William M. Daley is a trustee at the Third Way, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP. 

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Georgette F. Bennett is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a trustee at the Third Way.

Thurgood Marshall Jr. is a trustee at the Third Way and was a board of governor’s member for the U.S. Postal Service.

Kathleen Brown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Ronald A. Klain was a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, the chief of staff to the vice president for the Barack Obama administration and is a trustee at the Third Way.

R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Newton N. Minow was a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F. Kerry’s brother, Teresa Heinz Kerry’s brother-in-law and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

William D. Budinger is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a trustee at the Third Way.

Reynold Levy was an advisory board member the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a trustee at the Third Way.

Thomas R. Carper is an honorary co-chair for the Third Way, a U.S. Senate senator and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mark Udall is an honorary co-chair for the Third Way, a U.S. Senate senator and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

James E. Clyburn is an honorary co-chair for the Third Way and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Joseph Crowley is an honorary co-chair for the Third Way and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

John D. Dingell is an honorary co-chair for the Third Way and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Ron Kind is an honorary co-chair for the Third Way and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Jared S. Polis is an honorary co-chair for the Third Way and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Allyson Y. Schwartz is an honorary co-chair for the Third Way and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Thurgood Marshall Jr. is a trustee at the Third Way and was a board of governor’s member for the U.S. Postal Service.

Kay Hagan was an honorary co-chair for the Third Way and a U.S. Senate senator.

Christopher Coons is a U.S. Senate senator, and an honorary co-chair for the Third Way.

Claire McCaskill is a U.S. Senate senator, and an honorary co-chair for the Third Way.

Jeanne Shaheen is a U.S. Senate senator, and an honorary co-chair for the Third Way. 

Mark Udall is a U.S. Senate senator, and an honorary co-chair for the Third Way.

David A. Coulter is a trustee at the Third Way, and was the vice chairman for JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Richard M. Daley is a senior adviser at JPMorgan Chase & Co., William M. Daley’s brother and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

William M. Daley was the chairman Midwest region for JPMorgan Chase & Co., the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration, is Richard M. Daley’s brother, a trustee at the Third Way and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Kathleen Brown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Ronald A. Klain was a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, the chief of staff to the vice president for the Barack Obama administration and is a trustee at the Third Way.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP, and is an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

Susan McCue was a founding president & CEO for the ONE Campaign and is a trustee at the Third Way.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow was a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F. Kerry’s brother, Teresa Heinz Kerry’s brother-in-law and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

William T. Coleman Jr. was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a senior partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Zoe Baird is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.

Danielle C. Gray was a lawyer at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and is an associate counsel for the Barack Obama administration.

Derek Douglas was an associate at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and a special assistant for urban affairs for the Barack Obama administration.

Ronald A. Klain was a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, the chief of staff to the vice president for the Barack Obama Administration and is a trustee at the Third Way.

Alejandro N. Mayorkas was an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and is the secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Joe Biden Administration.

Warren Christopher was a senior partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Kirk A. Radke is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a trustee at the Third Way.

Thurgood Marshall Jr. is a trustee at the Third Way and was a board of governor’s member for the U.S. Postal Service.

Margaret D. Noyes is the art director & designer for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and married to Gregory B. Craig.

Gregory B. Craig is married to Margaret D. Noyes, a trustee at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank), was the White House counsel for the Barack Obama administration and a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank) was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Lee H. Hamilton is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director at the BAE Systems Inc.

D. Michael Bennett is the SVP for BAE Systems Inc. and a member nominee for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).

Margaret D. Noyes is the art director & designer for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and married to Gregory B. Craig.

Preston R. Tisch was the postmaster general for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and Laurence A. Tisch’s brother.

Laurence A. Tisch was Preston R. Tisch’s brother and Andrew H. Tisch’s father.

Andrew H. Tisch is Laurence A. Tisch’s son and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Lee H. Hamilton is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director at the BAE Systems Inc.

D. Michael Bennett is the SVP for BAE Systems Inc. and a member nominee for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).

Thurgood Marshall Jr. was a board of governor’s member for the U.S. Postal Service and is a trustee at the Third Way.

Kirk A. Radke is a trustee at the Third Way and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Resources: Past Research

Trump claims mail-in voting will lead to 'most corrupt election' in US history (Past Research on the Post office)

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2020/08/trump-claims-mail-in-voting-will-lead.html

Report: Hagan's Husband Benefited from Stimulus Package (Past Research on the Third Way)

Sunday, September 28, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/09/report-hagans-husband-benefited-from.html

Smaller Bites – Senator Tom Carper (Connecting the Dots: Senator Tom Carper, Third Way, Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation & the Soros Funded Think Tanks, All Networking) (Past Research on the Third Way)

Saturday, October 29, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/10/smaller-bites-senator-tom-carper.html

Democrat calls for ObamaCare probe (Video) (Past Research on the Third Way)

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/democrat-calls-for-obamacare-probe-video.html

Future shock? Sen. Michelle Obama, D-N.C. (Past Research on the Third Way)

Monday, June 9, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/06/future-shock-sen-michelle-obama-d-nc.html

US Hospitals Ready for Ebola, Kenya Plan Persists (Connecting the Dots: Congo, Ebola, WHO, CDC, FDA, Emory University, University of Oxford, Bill Clinton, Steve Hilton, David Cameron, Tony Blair, Third Way, The Carnegie Corporation of New York, The American Society for Muslim Advancement & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the Third Way)

Saturday, June 6, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/06/us-hospitals-ready-for-ebola-kenya-plan.html

The Ghost Armada (Connecting the Dots: United Against Nuclear Iran, Antony Blinken, Iran, The Center for Strategic and International Studies, The View, Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the New America Foundation)

Thursday, June 19, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-ghost-armada-connecting-dots-united.html

Republicans Demand Documents in Expanding ActBlue Probe (Connecting the Dots: ActBlue, The Democratic National Committee (DNC), The Clintons, The New York Times, Covington & Burling LLP & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the New America Foundation & the Carnegie Corporation of New York)

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/04/republicans-demand-documents-in.html

Dr. Morton Halperin – J Street Education Fund (Connecting the Dots: J Street, Morton Halperin, The Open Society Foundations, Newsmax’s Mark Halperin, Rhonda (Randi) Weingarten, The ONE Campaign, MSNBC, ACLU, The Carnegie & Soros Funding) (Past Research on the ONE Campaign)

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/dr-morton-halperin-j-street-education.html

Sen. Warren Presses Amazon on Algorithmic Pricing for Schools (Connecting the Dots: Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ganesh Sitaraman, The Center for American Progress, Amazon, HUD, The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, The Urban Institute, The U.S. Department of Education & The Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the Carnegie Corporation New York)

Thursday, March 12, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/03/sen-warren-presses-amazon-on.html

Think Tank Tells Dems to Ditch 45 'Woke' Words (Connecting the Dots: The Third Way, The Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, Kimberly Cheatle, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Politico, The Center for American Progress & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on O'Melveny & Myers LLP & the Third Way)

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/08/think-tank-tells-dems-to-ditch-45-woke.html

Trump Says He’s Looking Into Privatizing US Postal Service (Connecting the Dots: The U.S. Postal Service (USPS), BAE Systems Inc., The Third Way & Soros Funding, All Networking (Past Research on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), BAE Systems Inc., The Third Way)

Thursday, December 26, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/12/trump-says-hes-looking-into-privatizing.html