The post (
here) shows a printed table which compares the “Number of Registered Voters 2020” and “Votes Counted 2020” for all the U.S. states. In the 15 states in the table where the number of votes counted exceeds the number of registered voters, the “votes counted” figure is highlighted in yellow. A note has been handwritten next to each highlighted figure, stating the difference between the numbers. Comments and shares on the post claim that this is evidence of voter fraud, saying “There is so much proof of fraud…”; “CHEATERS”; “Very clear signs of voter fraud!”; “North Carolina is a cheat state” (
here).
The 15 states are Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Reuters recently debunked another table showing outdated voter registration numbers (
here) .
A live Reuters count of the number of votes cast in the 2020 presidential election can be found
here , selectable by state
here .
IOWA
The table in the post shows that in Iowa there were 1,658,000 registered voters and 1,683,565 votes counted.
The Iowa Secretary of State website publishes voter registration totals (
here). As of Nov. 2, 2020 there were a total of 2,095,580 active registered voters in Iowa (
here) .
The number of voters registered by the end of Election Day could be higher than this figure as voters can register on Election Day in Iowa (
here) .
NORTH CAROLINA
The post gives North Carolina 5,160,000 registered voters but 5,453,943 votes counted.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections has voter registration statistics available on its website. The total number of registered voters as of the week of Nov. 3, 2020 was 7,361,219 (
here) .
North Carolina allows same day voter registration (
here and
here) .
So far, North Carolina has reported unofficial data showing 7.36 million registered voters and 5.49 million ballots cast, which shows a 74.6% voter turnout (
here). This is unofficial data from election night and will be updated on the website after results are finalized on Nov. 24.
VERMONT
The post says that 343,000 people were registered to vote in Vermont but there were 365,250 votes counted.
The Vermont Secretary of State website election results show that as of Nov. 6, there were 506,311 registered voters in Vermont and 372,367 ballots cast (
electionresults.vermont.gov/). People were able to register to vote on election day in Vermont (
here) .
VIRGINIA
The post says that in Virginia there were 4,159,000 registered voters but 4,304,183 votes counted.
Statistics published on the Virginia Department of Elections website shows that there were 5,975,752 registered voters in Virginia as of Nov. 2, 2020 (
here).
Voters had to register 22 days before the election and could not register on election day (
here) .
WISCONSIN
The post says in Wisconsin there were 3,129,000 registered voters but 3,289,143 votes counted.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission has voter registration statistics available on its website
elections.wi.gov/node/7220 . The total number of registered voters in the state on Nov. 1, 2020 was 3,684,726.
Reuters Fact Check debunked other social media claims showing similar numbers for Wisconsin,
here .
Wisconsin allows same day voter registration, which may also mean the registered voters for election day could be higher than 3,684,726 (
here) .
VERDICT
False. In all 15 states highlighted in the table the most up to date number of registered voters is higher than the number of registered voters listed in the table. Therefore, in all 15 states the number of registered voters does not exceed the votes counted.
This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team. Read more about our fact-checking work
here .