A Republic@@ an strategy to counter the re-@@ election of Obama Republic@@ an leaders justified their policy by the need to combat electoral fraud . However , the Brenn@@ an Centre considers this a my@@ th , stating that electoral fraud is rar@@ er in the United States than the number of people killed by ligh@@ tn@@ ing . Indeed , Republic@@ an lawyers identified only 300 cases of electoral fraud in the United States in a decade . One thing is certain : these new provisions will have a negative impact on vot@@ er tur@@ n-@@ out .