ARIZONA, USA (VG) The first polling stations close and the results tick. In Arizona, midterm elections are characterized by allegations of election fraud.
There must have been problems with some voting machines in Arizona.
The problems should now be resolved, but former President Donald Trump was quick to comment on the problems:
– There are reports from Arizona that voting machines are not working properly in mainly Republican / Conservative areas. Can this really be true when many Republicans have waited until today to vote? Now here we are again. People won’t accept it, she writes on her own Truth Social platform.
Trump refers to his undocumented claims such as that the election was stolen from him in 2020.
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According to the report, it was in Maricopa County in Arizona that there should have been problems with about 1 in 5 voting machines New York Times.
It is still expected that everyone can cast their vote, but that the results of the state will be delayed.
Republicans in Maricopa called for the polling station to stay open longer due to voting problems, but a judge rejected it, Reuters writes.
There should be no cases where people have not been able to cast their vote due to car problems.
– I think Trump won
Trump’s statements are spreading rapidly, and many have turned to social media to spread the same falsehoods about election fraud.
One of them is Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr. shared a post Tuesday suggesting troubles in Arizona could indicate the election was stolen.
There are many Americans who think so.
VG met Lilly Rodgers (69) and Jim Rodgers (79) outside polling stations in Arizona. They say they think it was actually Donald Trump who won the election in 2020.
– I feel the 2020 election had some sort of interference, I think Trump won, Lilly says.
– A threat to democracy is when you don’t let the other side speak, and that’s what Democrats do, says Lilly.
Among the most important issues for her this by-election is freedom of expression.
– We need to elect people who believe in freedom of expression. People must say what they think and the opposition must be able to speak without fear, Lilly says.
Watch the interview with Jim and Lilly Rogers here:
Rejects allegations of election fraud
Allegations of election fraud are flatly rejected by the electoral authorities in Arizona.
– No one will be deprived of the opportunity to vote, and none of this indicates a cheat of any kind. This is a glitch, says Bill Gates, who leads the group overseeing the election.
He is also a Republican.
Later on Tuesday, he confirmed that anyone who showed up with valid ID had been able to vote.
On Tuesday evening it was also reported that the problem had been resolved on several machines.
– It is a pity that there are problems in liquidation, especially since it is important to have confidence in the implementation. So far there is nothing that, in my opinion, indicates that there are serious challenges here, but it is not surprising that the Trump camp uses the opportunity to undermine the process, Civita consultant Eirik Løkke tells NTB.
– But it can also affect the Republicans, if they win. In this regard, all responsible politicians should be careful when expressing themselves and undermining confidence in conducting elections, he says.
Data attack notification
There were also problems with voting machines in Illinois.
The Champaign County, Illinois, administration says there were problems with voting machines due to a cyber attack.
– We believe this is due to a cyber attack on our network and servers, says the county administration, according to Fox News.
They also claim that no votes were affected by the attack and encourage voters to cast their vote regardless of the matter.
