Kimberly Zapata, a former Wisconsin election official, was found guilty of election fraud for illegally sending three absentee ballots to a Republican legislator to prove a point about vulnerabilities in the system.
Zapata claimed she did this because the legislator had raised concerns about voter fraud, but wanted to show her a real vulnerability.
However, prosecutors argued Zapata broke the law instead of raising issues through proper channels.
While no illegal votes were cast, the incident demonstrated how easy it could be to commit fraud given Zapata’s access and knowledge as an election official.
It also undermined Democratic claims that the system is secure, as even an insider was able to exploit loopholes through criminal acts.
Zapata’s actions backfired and proved the opposite of what she intended to show through an ill-advised scheme.
Comment:
Mail-in ballots are not secure.
They are wide open for voter fraud.
This is why the Democrats demand mail-in ballots and why they claim that bans on mail-in ballots are voter suppression.
