There were a few reports of glitches and problems at some polling locations Nov. 8, but none that kept people from voting. That didn’t stop some conservatives from using those incidents to cast doubt on the election.
"Every election we see sporadic issues arise across the country: printing problems, equipment malfunctions, janitors who fail to unlock the doors to polling places on time, poll workers who fail to show up for work," said Tammy Patrick, an elections expert at the Democracy Fund, which gives grants to entities that support democracy work. "These issues tend to be isolated and limited in scale.
But Trump and Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake seized on the Maricopa County glitch to sow doubt about the election’s integrity., urging Maricopa County voters to stay in line at polling stations. "They want to delay you out of voting."at a news conference early in the day, saying "This is not normal stuff. We don’t have to have elections run this way."
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