Election interference
Election interference generally refers to efforts to change the outcome of an election, especially by illegitimate means. Kinds of election interference may include:
- Electoral fraud, illegal interference with the process of an election
- Vote buying, when a political party or candidate distributes money to a voter with the expectation that they will vote for them
- Voter impersonation, when an eligible voter votes more than once or a non-eligible voter votes under the name of an eligible one
- Foreign electoral intervention, attempts by governments to influence elections in another country
- Illegal electioneering, such as campaigning or wearing political apparel too close to a polling place
- Recruiting candidates with identical or similar names to an existing one, intended to confuse voters
- Where prohibited, the use of public funds to persuade voters to vote in a certain way
See also
- Artificial intelligence and elections – Use and impact of AI on political elections
- Election audit, a review conducted to determine whether votes were counted accurately or whether proper procedures were followed
- Election security, the protection of elections and voting infrastructure from cyberattack or cyber threat
- Election subversion, changing the result of a legitimate election outcome