In its tweet feed, the MSM Fact Checking account provided contradictory calculations without citing the source. The original message claimed that there were 133 million registered voters. In another tweet, she claimed there were 213 million registered voters with a turnout of 62.5 percent. All these figures are false. Note: The Bipartisan Policy Center said turnout for 2012 was 57.5% of the voting-age population (VAP), which they said was down from 2008. They estimate that the percentage turnout of eligible voters in 2000 was 54.2 per cent; 60.4 per cent in 2004; 2008 62.3%; and 57.5% in 2012. [27] Again, this is calculated by taking into account the eligible voting population (PTR), not the total number of registered voters in the country (as claimed in this study). And then: “Just for total transparency, even with a 65% turnout, the total would be just over 138,000,000 voters, which would give more than 155,000,000 votes. No matter how you look at it, it doesn`t add up. Reality: Voter registration and other measures for the integrity of elections protect against illegal voting on behalf of deceased persons.
Get the facts: Election officials use a variety of security measures to protect the integrity of the absentee voting process, including those that protect against unauthorized use of election application forms, in states where such forms are used, the deposit of absentee voting materials by ineligible persons, and eligible personal voters who are falsely excluded from participating in the polling register. as recipient. a mail-in ballot. Rumor vs. Reality is designed to provide accurate and reliable information on common MDM narratives and issues, largely related to the security of election infrastructure and related processes. It is not intended to deal with court-specific claims. Instead, this resource responds to election security rumors by outlining common and universally applicable protection processes, security measures, and legal requirements designed to deter, detect, and protect against significant security threats related to voting infrastructure and processes. Reuters could not find a source for the presumed number of registered voters (213,799,485) or a national number of registered voters for 2020. According to the latest information published by the United States. Census Bureau, based on its Current Population Survey (CPS) voting and registration supplement, (here, Table 4.A), there were approximately 153,066,000 registered voters in the United States in 2018. “Simple math: Trump got 74 million votes and there are only 133 million registered voters in the United States,” the tweet states.
Even if everyone who signed up actually voted, Biden would only have 59 million votes left. How on earth did Biden get 81 million votes? 22 million more? Of the more than 239 million eligible voters, the U.S. Election Project reported that a total of 159,693,981 ballots were counted in the Nov. 3 election. This corresponds to a VEP participation rate of 66.7% according to their calculations. If voter turnout is calculated as a percentage of registered voters, Swiss voter turnout stands at 45.1% – still the second lowest among the 50 countries studied. In Luxembourg, on the other hand, the change in metrics makes a dramatic difference: the small country`s turnout in the 2018 parliamentary elections was only 48.2%, but 89.7% of registered voters went to the polls. What for? Almost half of the population (47.1%) are foreigners. The difference these laws make is not clear. On the one hand, four of the five countries with the highest voter turnout (measured by the proportion of the total population of voting age or registered voters) enact and enforce such laws. In the eight countries surveyed that enforce compulsory voting laws, turnout averaged 78.2 percent in the last election, compared with 57.6 percent in the four countries that have such laws on their books but do not actively enforce them. In the other 38 countries and Switzerland, which do not have national legislation on compulsory voting, turnout averaged 65%.
The claim in the post is classified as PARTIALLY FALSE. The tweet, which appears in viral Facebook posts, cites correct numbers for Trump ($74 million) and Biden ($81 million). But it falsely reports the number of registered voters. More than 159 million registered voters voted in the parliamentary elections, out of 239 million eligible voters. So it`s entirely possible that Trump and Biden will have that many total votes. Rumours: Videos, photos or emails suggesting that voter registration information is being falsified mean that voters cannot vote. Some iterations include a screenshot of a tweet from @MSMFactChecking in December. 8 here (archived version archive.vn/po5Wz ). The tweet reads: “Donald Trump got 74 million votes and (SIC) There are 133 million registered voters in the United States (SIC) If every registered voter voted, Biden would only have 59 million votes left.