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Could voter fraud sway Wisconsin recall election?

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    Gov. Walker raises concerns ahead of voting

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Meanwhile Governor Walker and others raising concerns about the possibility of voter fraud with more than 180000.

Absentee ballots already out could there be problems at the polls prosecutors in one county.

They've already opened up a fraud investigation Eric Shawn you live in New York City with more on that so air what are they investigate.

-- I had -- you know there are allegations of voter fraud in this race and election hasn't even happened yet.

The race with national implications that some say that pits incumbent Republican governor Scott Walker defending his office against Democrat Tom Barrett.

Well walker has claimed voter fraud could affect the result tomorrow.

You -- -- told the weekly standard called.

I've always thought in this -- close elections presidential elections it means you probably have to win with at least 53% of the vote to account for fraud.

One or two points potentially.

While a voter fraud investigation in this race is now underway and -- a -- county.

That's where allegedly fraudulent absentee ballot applications were sent in a campus are apparently trying to sign up voters in the city of -- field.

Election officials there are told us that it could be a way to steal votes.

It concerns me that somebody is out there -- requesting ballots for other people and that.

I found at that they requests of the ballot for an address that they don't -- that so I thought they may be.

Out there waiting for the male person to come and intercepting somebody's mail.

That be -- front.

Could definitely I think it is my opinion yes.

Well it's all being investigated right now by the -- feel police and -- county district attorney Heather.

-- car officials -- that they can prevent fraud but state officials say that they will guard against -- possible fraud tomorrow.

And election officials say the system has built in checks and balances.

Kevin Kennedy is the head of the Wisconsin government accountability board that oversees the election.

We've got the tools to identify and to prosecute.

Them we really don't have you know the systemic fraud.

You know you're gonna have someone tries to do in the system and we're gonna catch him.

Well others say that voter fraud is rare they note that there were only twenty votes deemed ineligible in the 2008 Wisconsin election.

By the way if you suspect voter fraud we live we wanna know.

Voter fraud at foxnews.com.

Is our email address -- right thank you very much Eric shot on top of that forest from the -- here in New York City.

Well ahead we will get to.

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