Commentary Today, the New York Times is a vigorous upholder of the notion that the 2020 election was the most secure in history and that the chances of fraud arising out of absentee ballots or mail-in ballots is simply a “false” GOP allegation. In a recent fact-check, New York Times reporter Linda Qiu wrote that “there have been numerous independent studies and government reviews finding voter fraud extremely rare in all forms,” including absentee ballots and mail-in ballots between which there is “no meaningful difference.” Both are “secure forms of voting”; even more, they are the “gold standard” of election security. This consistent message from the New York Times has a clear objective. It seeks to remove all debate over the question of whether making it easier for people to vote, through absentee ballots and mail-in ballots, also raises legitimate problems of voter fraud. According to the Times, this is …