“Trumped-Up Fears of ‘Rigged’ Elections–and How Responses Could Disenfranchise Voters”

I have written this piece for the Wall Street Journal, Washington Wire’s Think Tank.  It begins:

Thanks to comments and tweets by Donald Trump and the apparent work of Russia, the news is full of allegations that next month’s vote will be stolen, “rigged,” or hacked. Most of this talk is unsubstantiated or greatly exaggerated. Here are four ways that the 2016 election won’t be stolen and one way that responses to exaggerated fears of electoral fraud could disenfranchise voters.

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