Republican 'Election Integrity' Units Yield Few Convictions, Target Minorities and Democrats

Out of tens of millions of votes cast, only 47 convictions were obtained, predominantly targeting Black, Hispanic and Democratic voters, according to a Washington Post analysis.

• Republican-led 'election integrity' units in six states have only obtained 47 convictions out of tens of millions of votes cast, according to a Washington Post analysis.
• The units have predominantly targeted minorities and Democrats for prosecution, with 76% of defendants being Black or Hispanic, and 58% registered Democrats.
• All of the convictions occurred in Florida, Texas and Ohio, while units in Virginia, Georgia and Arkansas failed to obtain a single guilty verdict, despite allocating dozens of staffers and millions of dollars.
• The majority of the convictions represent small-scale cheating or mistakes by individual voters, rather than the wide-ranging schemes claimed by Trump and some Republican allies.
• Critics argue that these units are either for show to placate far-right election denialists, or are used to justify new voting restrictions and intimidate people, especially racial minorities, from exercising their right to vote.

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