I asked AI what policies undermine American elections. Here’s what it told me.

Elections in America have been, and always will be, a target. So much is at stake domestically and abroad. The incentives to influence or shape American elections are clear—policy changes have an immediate and serious impact. Each election cycle, reports of attempted fraud, influence, subversion, and cheating surface. It follows then that knowing how bad actors would undermine American elections is advantageous to protecting them.

There are plenty of differing opinions on this topic, and so I gave the prompt to artificial intelligence (AI): If someone wanted to undermine American elections, how would they do it?

Here was its response.

Undermining the security and trustworthiness of American elections would involve introducing policies that weaken voter confidence, create vulnerabilities in the electoral process, and erode institutional safeguards. Below, I outline policies that could achieve this.

It continued:

First, Eliminate Voter ID Requirements: Remove any requirement for voter identification at polling stations. This could allow individuals to vote multiple times or impersonate others, creating perceptions of fraud. Without ID checks, verifying voter eligibility becomes difficult, especially in states with same-day registration.

It’s not surprising that this was the first policy mentioned. More than 80% of Americans support requiring ID at the polls. It’s simply common sense. We require ID to buy alcohol, to board a plane, to fill prescriptions, and countless other mundane activities. There is no outrage or accusations of discrimination against those legal restrictions. Neither should there be in simply requiring an ID to vote. Casting a ballot is one of the most fundamental civic rights that we have as Americans, but it is reserved (as all rights are) for those who have a legitimate claim to it.

Mandate Universal Mail-In Voting Without Verification: Require all voting to be conducted via mail-in ballots but eliminate signature verification, chain-of-custody protocols, or postmark deadlines. Ballots could be submitted late or by unauthorized parties.

This would undoubtedly be a disaster if implemented. Chain-of-custody is critical; mass mail-in ballots pose many, many problems to election integrity. Requiring limited mail-in ballots is the most secure way to ensure that bad actors are not exploiting vulnerabilities created by live ballots circulating without checks and safeguards. Requiring all ballots to be received by Election Day ensures quick election results and boosts voter confidence.

Dismantle Election Oversight Mechanisms: Abolish independent election commissions and bipartisan poll-watching systems. Replace them with single-party-controlled boards or private entities with no transparency requirements. Pass laws prohibiting post-election audits or hand recounts, even in close races.

In previous elections, complaints have often arisen about a lack of access to overseeing the counting of ballots and a lack of transparency around this process. Bipartisan poll watchers and poll workers are critical to confidence in election results and protecting against fraud in the processing and counting of ballots. Readable paper ballot audit trails are necessary to ensure accuracy in the counts.

Allow Unregulated Private Funding of Election Infrastructure: Permit unlimited private donations to election offices. This could lead to perceptions that wealthy individuals or groups are “buying” election outcomes by funding biased administration or technology.

In 2020, an influx of private money from organizations tied to Mark Zuckerberg became so prevalent and so politically charged that many states outright banned private funding of elections administration. Nicknamed “Zuckerbucks,” this practice infused targeted regions with incredible amounts of cash—ostensibly for COVID-related protection for election workers—but in reality, this was used for get-out-the-vote activities in disproportionately left-leaning districts. It wasn’t just a perception of “buying election outcomes.” It was very much a reality.

Weaken Cybersecurity Standards for Voting Machines: Repeal requirements for paper ballot backups and mandate the use of outdated, internet-connected voting machines with no audit trails. This would make systems vulnerable to hacking and make it impossible to verify results.

Perhaps one of the biggest controversies of the past half-decade has been the voting machines by which Americans cast their ballots. Many of these concerns are grounded in the harsh reality that voting machines in many states are outdated in terms of software, do not produce auditable paper trails, frequently break down, or are susceptible to hacking. Even though they are critical infrastructure, as labeled by the Department of Homeland Security, there is little oversight over hardware supply chains or software creation. Parts are sourced overseas, and machines are assembled without government oversight. It’s not at all surprising that this issue is so contentious.

Manipulate Voter Roll Maintenance: Stop all efforts to update voter rolls, allowing deceased individuals, non-residents, or duplicates to remain registered.

Unfortunately, many states fail to meet acceptable standards when it comes to voter list maintenance. Recently, the Department of Justice sued eight states for failure to provide voter roll data; these states are notorious for bloated voter rolls and are ripe with citizen complaints related to this issue. The foundation of an accurate election is that its voters are actually eligible to vote. Federal law requires regular voter roll maintenance; states must be held accountable if they fail to do so.

It’s unsurprising that AI, a non-partisan, non-biased entity with no reason to tell anything but the truth, agrees with our policies because they are common-sense, straightforward, and backed by data. In providing this answer, AI’s answer also starkly highlights the dangers of many damaging policy proposals from the Left, revealing that they have seemingly no interest at all in safeguarding the integrity of American elections. Fortunately, many states and election administrators agree that sound policy closes the door to fraud rather than leaving it wide open, but there is still much room for improvement. AI has revolutionized much of our world, but some answers just stay the same: In order to make American elections secure, we need to make it easy to vote but hard to cheat.

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