These stories need all the attention they can get. I guess there are some out there that think they are so smart they can get away with this crime, but thankfully this is not the case.

Bassett Man Pleads Guilty to Voter Fraud, Perjury - NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather

But apparently election officials are getting better at detecting this and acting on it. One case in Indiana a few weeks ago took five years to bring to a close. At least this one stems from 2011.

I think at the root of this problem are paid petition runners. If they are getting paid for each 'voter' they sign up then they are not only violating election laws but they are also scamming the group paying them to run the petition.