US presidential election: "no proof" of lost or modified ballots according to electoral authorities

Several US electoral authorities said in a joint statement Thursday, more than a week after the presidential election, that they had found "no evidence" of lost or modified ballots, or of hacked voting systems.

"The November 3 election was the safest in the history of the United States," said the local and national authorities in charge of poll security, including the cybersecurity and security agency. infrastructures (CISA), which depends on the Ministry of Homeland Security.

"There is no evidence of a voting system having erased, lost or changed ballots, or having been hacked in any way," they said in their statement.

"Although we know that our electoral process is the subject of many baseless claims and disinformation campaigns, we can assure you that we have absolute confidence in the security and integrity of our elections," they insist.

Trump refuses to admit defeat

Outgoing President Donald Trump had relayed unfounded information on Twitter hours earlier that a voting system called Dominion had "wiped out" 2.7 million votes in his favor across the country and re-allocated hundreds of votes. thousands to his Democratic rival Joe Biden in Pennsylvania and other states.

Information denied by the electoral authorities of the key state of Pennsylvania and the company responsible for the system.

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