US election officials urge people not to be misled by conspiracy theories

From CNN’s Eric Levenson, Tami Luhby and Jeremy Herb
American voters head to the polls Tuesday to choose the country’s next leaders in a mass democratic experiment where tens of millions of votes will be cast without incident.

But false claims of voter fraud in 2020 and former President Donald Trump’s repeated charges of cheating mean that everything, from voter eligibility to logistical problems like long lines, ballot functionality and vote counting, will be scrutinized closely, especially in the key battleground states.

Election officials across the US – particularly in swing states – have pledged to uphold the integrity of the vote and urged voters not to be misled by conspiracy theories.

“Here in Georgia, it is easy to vote and hard to cheat,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday. “Our systems are secure and our people are ready.”

The 2024 election has already featured allegations from Trump and other Republicans that the vote is “rigged.” Trump has made repeated false claims that Democrats are cheating in the election, and he’s twisted isolated problems with voting in an effort to prime his supporters to believe the election is not legitimate if he loses.

Read more about how misinformation has been rampant in the lead up to the election.

Courtesy of the CNN

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