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Republicans and Democrats, precautions to avoid possible claims of election irregularities

2024-10-10 21:13:31Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Republicans and Democrats, precautions to avoid possible claims of election
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Former United States President Donald Trump and many of his supporters claim, without evidence, that the 2020 election was stolen and warn that the same could happen in this year's November election.

As VOA Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara reports from Michigan, Democratic and Republican election officials in Michigan dispute these claims and are working to reassure Americans that their votes will be safe.

On Election Day 2020 in Detroit, Michigan, supporters of Republican Donald Trump, fueled by his baseless claims of vote manipulation, demanded that election officials stop the vote counting.

Many supporters of Mr. Trump in Michigan are worried about the possibility of rigging in the next election.

"Now, you can have doubts about everything about our government. I don't want to put it this way, but America doesn't feel any different. We don't trust anybody," says Mr. Trump supporter Marvin Minton.

"One case is enough to question the whole system," says Angelica Kandow, a supporter of Mr. Trump.

Claims that the 2020 election was rigged have been dismissed by US courts.

But disinformation about the integrity of the election has found support among Republicans. Polls show they are more likely to trust Mr. Trump than the government-certified election results.

Officials in undecided states are working to reassure voters that the election process is safe. They say misinformation can be dangerous.

“Disinformation can lead to threats against election officials or worse. But even if it doesn't result in any kind of physical violence, it damages long-term trust in the election system, which is bad for our republic and our democracy," says Jonathan Brater of the Michigan Bureau of Elections.

In many states, Republicans support efforts to assure voters that elections are safe. Justin Roebuck, a Republican election official in Michigan's Ottawa County, says it's an uphill battle.

“Our political leaders at every level must also seek facts and data. I think that as long as this does not happen, we will have problems with our trust in the electoral process", he says.

In Michigan, Mr. Trump's supporters have already sued Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, over guidelines for processing absentee ballots and voter registration lists.

"If Jocelyn Benson does not respond as required by law, we will sue her in a way that the courts will compel her to do so," said Pete Hoekstra, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party.

Ms. Benson called it a Republican campaign strategy.

"We are seeing lawsuits masquerading as legal strategies, when in fact they are political strategies to spread misinformation, or to raise doubts about our election process," she said.

Republicans and Democrats have launched election-related lawsuits in several swing states that could create chaos in the November election.

"Any kind of legal challenge that happens this close to an election is usually a preemptive move by lawyers that can be used to challenge the election if they're not happy with the outcome," says Kim Wyman of the Bipartisan Policy Center.

There could be other damaging actions, including delaying the certification of elections by county officials who support Trump./VOA


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