The book discusses Anthony's trial and felony conviction in 1873 for her 1872 vote cast illegally in that year's presidential and congressional elections.

In some legislatures, proxy voting is not allowed, but politicians may rig voting buttons or otherwise illegally cast 'ghost votes' while absent.

Sauerbrey hired an election specialist known for aggressive tactics then filed a lawsuit alleging that 50,000 votes had been cast illegally.

Judge Arthur D'Italia, of Superior Court in Hudson County, ruled yesterday that seven votes for the Mayor were cast illegally.

But the indictments accuse Ms. Steele and Mr. Boards of forging voter signatures and illegally casting ballots.

A Republican report on the investigation concluded there was evidence that more than 700 votes had been illegally cast, but not enough to overturn the election.

There is no evidence that the Pentagon knowingly delivered ballots cast illegally after Election Day.

Mr. Marks maintained that as many as 800 absentee ballots had been illegally cast for Mr. Stinson.

The union challenged the results, saying that 18 votes were cast illegally by casino workers who are not dealers.

The judge ruled that seven votes that were illegally cast should be subtracted from the Mayor's tally, giving him 19,737 out of a total vote of 39,475.