In some states, such as Pennsylvania and Michigan, election laws explicitly allow third parties to challenge individual mail-in ballots. Neither the lawyer nor a spokeswoman for the Trump campaign responded to requests for comment. Trump campaign lawyers argued in court that the limitations could allow fraud to go undetected — including by elections workers tempted to assist their favored candidate. The Trump campaign sued unsuccessfully to block the state’s decision to distribute ballots to every registered voter. (Democrats sued officials in Maricopa County for information about rejected ballots, hoping to find the voters and help get their ballots accepted.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2020 23:00 UTC