Bernard OWEN - Electoral Fraud

Pouvoirs n°120 - Voter - janvier 2007 - p.133-147

Electoral fraud is studied over time and in different countries. There is fraud pure and simple, and then it takes on new forms of expression. How can fraud be distinguished from error ? When does one move from the interpretation of the law to fraud ? Is the limit between the two that evident ? And let’s continue with a few practical questions : What about absentee voting ? What about the inevitable errors in the electoral lists ? And the secret ballot ? Does electoral fraud exist on a large scale ? What should we make of the too well-organized street protests ? How can we deal with the violation of electoral laws regarding disproportionate foreign financing of candidates ? What about the monitoring of the vote ? What is the place of neutrality in a context of realpolitik ? Résumé

Référence électonique : Bernard OWEN, "Electoral Fraud", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°120, 2007, p.133-147. Consulté le 11-02-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/Electoral-Fraud.html