With the congressional midterm elections approaching,

Trump again resorts to accusations of "fraud"

Trump again makes accusations without evidence.

Reuters

Former US President Donald Trump, the day before yesterday, returned to question the mechanisms of American democracy as the congressional midterm elections approached, as he launched unfounded allegations that elections in the swing state of Pennsylvania are being rigged.

Trump, 76, had tried hard to reverse his defeat in the 2020 presidential election by Joe Biden, through a torrent of misinformation about alleged fraud.

"Here we are again," Trump wrote on his social networking platform, "Truth Social," commenting: "Fake elections." in fraudulent ways.

The report was based on a claim by 15 Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers last week that as of October 21, more than 240,000 ballot papers had been sent to "unverified" voters.

In a letter to the state government, the lawmakers said: "This is a huge number of ballot papers that, by law, must be set aside and not counted in the 2022 elections, unless the voter presents his or her identity card."

But the Pennsylvania State Department said the letter was based on a poor understanding of the process in the state, as it mixed mail-in ballot applications with approved mail-in ballots.

"There are no more than 240,000 unverified ballot papers, as some lawmakers claim," the department that manages state elections said in a statement.

This is misleading information.”

Pennsylvania requires mail-in ballot applicants to submit proof of identification along with the application or separately.

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If the voter fails to fulfill this requirement before the deadline, i.e. six days after the elections, his vote will not be counted.

The State Department said about 7,600 mail-in ballot applications statewide have yet to be verified.

On Friday, Trump described the electoral process in Pennsylvania as "total chaos", saying: "The Democrats are playing games again, because they know they are in deep trouble after the massive crime escalation and record inflation."

Pennsylvania is one of 35 states that will hold elections for the US Senate on November 8, in addition to selecting a new governor and a list of local officials.

Trump's candidate for the Senate in Pennsylvania, the famous surgeon, Mehmet Oz, is in a fierce competition with Democrat John Fetterman, while Trump's candidate for state governorship, Doug Mastriano, is expected to fail in his endeavor.

Trump described the election process in Pennsylvania as "total chaos" and accused Democrats of playing it again.

Trump tried to reverse his defeat in the 2020 presidential election with a torrent of information about alleged fraud.”

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