The Trump campaign, which is filing a federal lawsuit in Las Vegas on Thursday, has filed a lawsuit in Nevada calling for it to be counted as “illegal votes”, claiming there was evidence that people who died and were disqualified voted in the 2020 election.
The lawsuit is set to be announced during a news conference in Las Vegas on Thursday morning. Former National Intelligence Director Rick Grinnell, former Nevada Attorney General Adam Lakshalt, American Conservative Union President Matt Slap, and Nevada G.O.P. Chair Michael McDonald will host the press conference.
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The Trump campaign alleges that there are “thousands” of voters in Nevada who are no longer residents of the state. The campaign said it did not want to block the vote, but made sure every “legal” vote was counted and “illegal” votes were not counted.
“We are confident that when all legal votes are lengthened – and only legal votes are lengthened – President Trump will win the state of Nevada,” Grenell told Fox News.
A source familiar with the lawsuit told Fox News that campaign officials had evidence that the deceased had been found to have voted.
The source told Fox News that Nevada election officials did not provide answers to the campaign as to why they could not “check” on the mail ballot, which campaign allegations were sent to apartments where individuals did not live but were filled and cast.
The source added that “there are no observations matching the signature.” And that said, in general, there are no observers at the count – especially in Clark County.
“We have evidence that they are counting illegal votes,” the source said.
Nevada, with its six electoral votes, has become a major war-torn state in the 2020 race – yet to be declared the winner.
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Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Segawaske on Wednesday sought to allay voter frustration as Americans across the country watched Nevada sway.
The secretary’s office encouraged patience, saying the counting process was “moving forward at the expected pace” and would not announce further results until Thursday morning.
The state election office has also confirmed that the counting of votes has not stopped since the counting of votes continued during Wednesday night.
The timeline for counting ballots in Nevada comes from a legislative process approved by the legislature, and the process indicates that all properly received ballots will be counted for nine days after the election, the office said in a statement Wednesday night. Was.
With 75% reporting by Thursday morning, Biden led the Nevada race with 7,647 votes, less than 1% advantage over Trump.
The Trump 2020 campaign made it clear that it would demand a calculated amount in any state that lost 1% or less.
Caitlin McFaul of Fox News contributed to this report.
