Even before polls closed Nov. 8, claims that slow election results were proof of election fraud were circulating. Misinformation about the 2020 presidential election laid the groundwork for this 2022 midterm misinformation trend.
An election worker tabulates mail-in ballots at the Clark County Election Department Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, in Las Vegas. Experts who track misinformation said the 2020 election gave a head start to 2022’s false claims that normal vote counting processes are evidence of fraud.
When Pennsylvania’s acting secretary of state called a press conference two weeks before polls closed on the 2022 midterm elections, she said her aim was to prevent the spread of misinformation. "After sending out 240,000 unverified ballots, Pennsylvania now warns of ‘delays’ counting midterm votes," reported"Pennsylvania secretary of state says there will be ‘delays in counting’ 2022 midterm votes," read an Oct. 27Although the articles did not outright allege that slow results would signal fraud, they generated online discussion that claimed as much.
He said claims that later results signal electoral misconduct have appeared sporadically for years. During the 2000 election, for example, as votes were counted and recounted and the margin between George W. Bush and Al Gore narrowed, some political leaders and pundits suggested something improper was happening.
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