Election Official Rebuts Trump’s 2020 Fraud Claims, Says 43 Cases in 2024 Were Isolated
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Updated · PBS NewsHour · Jun 8
Election Official Rebuts Trump’s 2020 Fraud Claims, Says 43 Cases in 2024 Were Isolated
3 articles · Updated · PBS NewsHour · Jun 8
Summary
Tammy Patrick, a National Association of Election Administrators executive, said the 2020 election was audited, recounted and litigated, with no evidence overturning the official result.
Mail voting remains secure, she said, because states verify voter eligibility when ballots are requested and returned, often using signature checks that are difficult to forge.
California’s slower counts reflect certification rules and ballot review after Election Day, not fraud, Patrick said, arguing the extended process is part of election security.
Trump had renewed his claims after NBC’s Meet the Press interview and in comments on the Los Angeles mayoral race, where he called the results rigged.
Patrick said voter fraud is exceedingly rare: even Heritage Foundation figures citing 43 cases in 2024 do not show widespread fraud or any election outcome changed.