Every election cycle, politicians and activists warn that mail-in voting opens the door to fraud, stolen elections, and ballot harvesting schemes. But after decades of vote-by-mail in Oregon, are the accusations backed by evidence or has fear replaced facts? Between growing distrust in elections and nonstop political warfare over voting laws, Americans want to know whether their ballots are actually secure or whether confidence in the system has become the real casualty.

Barbara Klein joins the program to discuss Oregon’s long-running vote-by-mail system, the safeguards used to protect ballots, and why election misinformation continues spreading despite extremely low documented fraud rates. Klein serves as first vice president of the League of Women Voters Oregon and is the action chair for the league in Rogue Valley. 

Send us Fan Mail