Election interference explained

Election interference generally refers to efforts to change the outcome of an election. 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

See also

• 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