On Election Day, some vote-counting machines in Arizona's Maricopa County malfunctioned, leading state Republican leaders to spread false claims of fraud and offer conflicting advice to voters, with the state's GOP chair claiming without evidence that voters who follow county officials' advice would essentially be letting someone
Republican officials in Arizona claim voter fraud because of a voting tabulator glitch.
In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, the chairman of the county Board of Supervisors, Bill Gates, said that there was no evidence of fraud in the situation.
If a tabulator isn't working, the county encouraged voters to place their ballots into a secure box marked "3," and their votes will be counted in the evening at a central counting center
In an interview with former President Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon, Ward claimed that voters who follow the advice of the county and submit their ballots into the secure box are sending their votes to digital adjudication.
Voters who check into a polling place are stuck like a prisoner and can't vote at another location, so Ward told them to stay in line and request to use another machine called an accessible voting device.
Lake urged voters to ask for an accessible voting machine, but differed from Ward in her advice for voters.
If your votes aren't counted, don't leave your polling place for a new one, and don't get out of line until you cast your vote, says Donald Trump on his social media site.
The baseless allegations of voter fraud come after months of debunked vote-rigging theories were spread by many GOP leaders. Three in five Republicans think votes will be cast and counted inaccurately, compared to 15% of Democrats, according to a Gallup poll. According to a poll released last month, 39% of Republicans would blame voter fraud if the GOP doesn't take control of congress. There have been numerous allegations of fraud since the 2020 elections, leading to a 2021 audit of tabulators. The Democratic candidate for governor in Arizona is looking into reports of voter intimidation.
The most populous county in Arizona is also run by Republicans like Gates. More than 100 violent threats and intimidation have been faced by election workers in the county.
A survey found that Republican confidence dropped to a new low ahead of the mid-term elections.
A majority of Republicans will blame election fraud if the party loses in the mid-terms.
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