Trump Offers $1 Million for Voter Fraud Convictions
United States President Donald Trump has said $1 million will be paid to anyone whose report of voter fraud leads to an arrest and conviction. He announced the offer on Monday 26 October in a social media post and repeated it to reporters before travelling to a campaign rally.
The post said the offer covers voter fraud in past elections and in the upcoming 2026 midterm election. Speaking to reporters, Trump described the payment as a bonus or reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person responsible for fraud.
No funding or application details given
No administering agency, funding source, reporting mechanism or application process has been identified in the announcement. When asked about funding, the White House referred reporters to Trump's post, according to one of the reports. That gap matters, because a payment of this kind would normally require an authorised funding route and published rules on who qualifies.
The offer comes eight days before the midterm elections on 3 November, when control of Congress will be decided. It follows a separate whistleblower programme announced the previous week, which offers payments of $10,000 to $30,000 for information leading to charges in qualifying federal fraud cases. That programme is distinct from the $1 million voter fraud offer and has its own, lower payment range.
Election law specialists quoted in the coverage expressed scepticism about whether the $1 million offer would be paid as described, and noted that proven cases of voter fraud have historically been limited in number. The offer itself does not establish that widespread fraud has occurred.
