Election Integrity

Election Integrity Group Says Tied Election Results Show Need for Ballot Security

Election Integrity Group Says Tied Election Results Show Need for Ballot Security
A person walks past the sign for a polling place for the state's primary election in Mountain Brook, Ala., on March 5, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images
Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
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In 2023, there were 26 elections across the United States that resulted in a tie, with another seven being decided by one vote. Pennsylvania led the nation with seven tied elections.

The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) announced the 2023 data on March 25. PILF researchers reported that there have been 602 ties and 146 elections decided by a single vote since the foundation began collecting nationwide information in 2002.

Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
Reporter
Steven Kovac reports for The Epoch Times from Michigan. He is a general news reporter who has covered topics related to rising consumer prices to election security issues. He can be reached at [email protected]