Concerns about election fraud have grown stronger in the United States – and during the night Donald Trump has accused the election of being rigged.
“Completely unlikely,” says election observer Anders Eriksson.
– I consider the system of vote counting to be very stable, he says.
Allegations of electoral fraud have characterized the election campaign and Donald Trump has already condemned the US election as rigged in advance.
Late on Tuesday night, he claimed that there was voter fraud in the city of Philadelphia in the swing state of Pennsylvania.
Then he also directed the accusations against the city of Detroit, also in a wave master state: Michigan.
But according to election observer Anders Eriksson, there is no truth in the claims.
– I consider the system of vote counting to be very stable in the United States. It takes enormous resources to be able to manipulate an election result, he says.
Single cases
He says that occasional “incidents” may occur, but that it is not unique to the United States.
– There is no federal system for controlling voting rights, but it is up to each state and there is no interconnection between the states. So you can basically be registered in two states and vote from two different places, he says.
In addition, there may be cases where dead people have not been removed from the systems. But despite that, there is no reason to suspect widespread electoral fraud, says Anders Eriksson.
– Manipulating a complete election result in the USA is completely unlikely, I would say. There are too many control functions along the way.
“Incredibly safe”
In most states, voting takes place via scanning, where the voters themselves produce the ballots.
– The system is incredibly secure, after they have scanned the ballots, you can also count them by hand afterwards.
Even in Philadelphia, Donald Trump’s posts have been condemned as untrue.