Election interference
Election interference generally refers to efforts to change the outcome of a 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 security, the protection of elections and voting infrastructure from cyberattack or cyber threat
- Election audit, a review conducted to determine whether votes were counted accurately or whether proper procedures were followed
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