{"id":17811,"date":"2020-11-09T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=17811"},"modified":"2020-11-09T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T08:00:00","slug":"us-election-2020-what-legal-challenges-is-trump-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2020\/11\/09\/us-election-2020-what-legal-challenges-is-trump-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"US election 2020: What legal challenges is Trump planning?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p><b class=\"css-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0\">Democrat Joe Biden has been declared president-elect, but President Donald Trump is still planning legal challenges to the results in some key states.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>His lawyer Rudy Giuliani told Fox News that it would be wrong for Mr Trump to concede because: &#8220;There is strong evidence that this was an election that in at least three or four states, and possibly 10, it was stolen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The Trump campaign is yet to provide this &#8220;strong evidence&#8221; but says it plans to lodge lawsuits in several key states on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Here&#8217;s what we know so far.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"css-1759m9z-StyledFigure e34k3c20\">\n<div class=\"css-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22\"><span class=\"css-ujdmsk-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 800w\" alt=\"Section divider\" width=\"2561\" height=\"265\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"crosshead-block\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\">Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Mr Giuliani says further lawsuits will be filed over a lack of access for poll watchers in the state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Poll watchers are people who observe the counting of votes, with the aim of ensuring transparency. They are allowed in most states as long as they are registered before election day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>In some areas this year, there were restrictions put in place before election day, in part due to coronavirus. There are also capacity limits set to avoid intimidation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"unordered-list-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<div class=\"css-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi3\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li><a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/election-us-2020-54240651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why it can be hard to vote in the US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-53353404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Does US postal voting lead to fraud?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>A 20-foot (six-metre) perimeter was set in the Philadelphia counting facility but this was challenged and a court ruling on Thursday said it should be reduced to six feet &#8211; as long as poll watchers adhered to Covid-19 protocols.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The Trump campaign has filed a federal lawsuit accusing election officials of violating the judge&#8217;s order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Mr Giuliani said: &#8220;Even when a court order was obtained to allow the Republican inspectors to get six feet closer, they moved the people counting the ballots six further feet away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>But the election officials insist they behaved properly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>On 5 November, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said: &#8220;Every candidate and every political party is allowed to have an authorised representative in the room observing the process. Some jurisdictions including Philly are also livestreaming, so you can literally watch their counting process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The legal challenge in Pennsylvania also centres on the state&#8217;s decision to count ballots that are postmarked by election day but arrive up to three days later. Republicans are seeking an appeal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Matthew Weil, director of the Bipartisan Policy Research Center&#8217;s elections project, says he is most concerned about this dispute as the nation&#8217;s top court &#8211; the US Supreme Court &#8211; was deadlocked on it before the election. This was before Justice Amy Coney Barrett, appointed by President Trump, was confirmed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"unordered-list-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<div class=\"css-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi3\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li><a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-38707720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is the US Supreme Court?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/election-us-2020-54700307\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to US Supreme Court<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>&#8220;I do think there is a risk that some of those [postal] ballots that were cast by election day and not received until Friday may be discarded&#8221;, he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>But Mr Weil added: &#8220;My guess is that it&#8217;s not going to be a huge number of ballots that could be thrown out,&#8221; so the election would have to be &#8220;very, very close for that to matter&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"css-1759m9z-StyledFigure e34k3c20\">\n<div class=\"css-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22\"><span class=\"css-ujdmsk-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 800w\" alt=\"Section divider\" width=\"2561\" height=\"265\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"crosshead-block\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\">Michigan<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Mr Trump won the state in 2016 by his slimmest margin &#8211; just over 10,700 votes &#8211; and Mr Biden has been projected as the winner here in 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>On 4 November, the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit to stop the count over claims of a lack of access to observe the process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>A judge dismissed the lawsuit, saying there was insufficient evidence that oversight procedures weren&#8217;t being followed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"css-1759m9z-StyledFigure e34k3c20\">\n<div class=\"css-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22\"><span class=\"css-ujdmsk-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 800w\" alt=\"Section divider\" width=\"2561\" height=\"265\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"crosshead-block\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\">Wisconsin<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The president&#8217;s campaign has said it will request a recount in Wisconsin &#8220;based on abnormalities seen&#8221; on election day, although this wouldn&#8217;t require a lawsuit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear when this recount would take place, since typically these don&#8217;t happen until after officials finish reviewing the votes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The state&#8217;s deadline for this part of the process is 17 November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Columbia University Law School professor Richard Briffault says there was a recount in Wisconsin in 2016 as well, and it &#8220;changed about a hundred votes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"css-1759m9z-StyledFigure e34k3c20\">\n<div class=\"css-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22\"><span class=\"css-ujdmsk-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 800w\" alt=\"Section divider\" width=\"2561\" height=\"265\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"crosshead-block\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\">Nevada<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The Nevada Republican Party\u00a0<a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NVGOP\/status\/1324508032730984449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0saying: &#8220;Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from Nevada.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The president&#8217;s legal team\u00a0<a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.documentcloud.org\/documents\/20402413-nv-moved-voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">produced a list<\/a>\u00a0of people who it claimed had moved out of state but voted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>But &#8211;\u00a0<a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2020\/nov\/06\/nevada-republican-party\/fact-checking-republican-claim-illegal-votes-nevad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as pointed out by Politifact<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; the list alone does not prove a violation of law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>People who leave the state within 30 days before an election can still vote in Nevada. Students from Nevada &#8211; who are studying elsewhere &#8211; can also vote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The case is focused on voters in Clark County, but the county&#8217;s registrar has said: &#8220;We are not aware of any improper ballots that are being processed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>In\u00a0<a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/483119970\/Stokke-Lawsuit#from_embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a separate case<\/a>, a federal judge blocked attempts by the Republicans to stop the use of a signature verification machine, rejecting allegations that it wasn&#8217;t able to check signatures correctly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"css-1759m9z-StyledFigure e34k3c20\">\n<div class=\"css-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22\"><span class=\"css-ujdmsk-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 800w\" alt=\"Section divider\" width=\"2561\" height=\"265\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"crosshead-block\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\">Georgia<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>A lawsuit was filed in Georgia&#8217;s Chatham County to pause the count, alleging problems with ballot processing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Georgia Republican chairman David Shafer tweeted that party observers saw a woman &#8220;mix over 50 ballots into the stack of uncounted absentee ballots&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>On 5 November, a judge dismissed this lawsuit, saying there was &#8220;no evidence&#8221; of improper ballot mixing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"css-1759m9z-StyledFigure e34k3c20\">\n<div class=\"css-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22\"><span class=\"css-ujdmsk-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 800w\" alt=\"Section divider\" width=\"2561\" height=\"265\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"crosshead-block\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\">Arizona<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The Trump campaign\u00a0<a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/uk-usa-election-lawsuit-arizona\/trump-campaign-files-lawsuit-over-rejected-vote-claims-in-arizona-idUKKBN27O02I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">filed a lawsuit in Arizona<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday, claiming some legal votes were rejected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The case cites declarations by some poll watchers and two voters who claim they had problems with voting machines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The lawsuit is under review, but Arizona&#8217;s Secretary of State said it was &#8220;grasping at straws&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"css-1759m9z-StyledFigure e34k3c20\">\n<div class=\"css-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22\"><span class=\"css-ujdmsk-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 800w\" alt=\"Section divider\" width=\"2561\" height=\"265\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"crosshead-block\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\">Could it reach the Supreme Court?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Early on Wednesday, Mr Trump claimed voting fraud &#8211; without providing evidence &#8211; and said: &#8220;We&#8217;ll be going to the US Supreme Court&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"unordered-list-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<div class=\"css-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi3\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li><a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/election-us-2020-54837926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trump&#8217;s 17-minute speech fact-checked<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/election-us-2020-54811410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The most viral US vote claims debunked<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>If the election result is challenged, it would first require legal teams to challenge it in the state courts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>State judges would then need to uphold the challenge and order a recount.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The Supreme Court could then be asked be asked to weigh in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"css-1759m9z-StyledFigure e34k3c20\">\n<div class=\"css-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22\"><span class=\"css-65df10-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/CF33\/production\/_115134035_contested_result_who_involved_inf640-nc.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/CF33\/production\/_115134035_contested_result_who_involved_inf640-nc.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/CF33\/production\/_115134035_contested_result_who_involved_inf640-nc.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/CF33\/production\/_115134035_contested_result_who_involved_inf640-nc.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/CF33\/production\/_115134035_contested_result_who_involved_inf640-nc.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/CF33\/production\/_115134035_contested_result_who_involved_inf640-nc.png 800w\" alt=\"Graphic showing what happens if results challenged\" width=\"1280\" height=\"2100\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Prof Briffault says: &#8220;There&#8217;s no standard process for bringing election disputes to the Supreme Court. It&#8217;s very unusual and it would have to involve a very significant issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>To date, the 2000 election is the only one to be decided by the US Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>In 2000, Democrat Al Gore lost Florida &#8211; and the presidential election &#8211; by 537 votes out of a total of almost six million cast in the state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>This was followed by a\u00a0<a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/world\/americas\/1069874.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highly controversial recount process that lasted over a month<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; until the Supreme Court ruled to stop recounting and in favour of Republican George W Bush who became president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"css-1759m9z-StyledFigure e34k3c20\">\n<div class=\"css-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22\"><span class=\"css-ujdmsk-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/155CD\/production\/_113810578_us2020_separator-nc.png 800w\" alt=\"Section divider\" width=\"2561\" height=\"265\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/election-us-2020-54724960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Democrat Joe Biden has been declared president-elect, but President Donald Trump is still planning legal challenges to the results in some key states. 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