LEAST BIASED FACTUAL REPORTING: VERY HIGH
- Voting twice is a felony in most states
- Encouraging others to vote twice is a crime
- Voting and the electoral process is run by individual states
- Trump and the GOP have been accused of trying to supress voting to aid them in the election
- Trump has stated that he might not accept the results of an election where he loses, while also saying there is no way he will lose unless the democrats cheat
NCSL National Conference of State Legislators:
Double Voting
Double voting is often listed as a felony in states, and can come with hefty fines or jail time. Although statistics show it to be rare, it is also difficult to identify and difficult to prosecute when it does occur.
LEAST BIASED FACTUAL REPORTING: HIGH
Reuters:
Trump encourages supporters to try to vote twice, sparking uproar
U.S. President Donald Trump has urged residents in the critical political battleground of North Carolina to try to vote twice in the Nov. 3 election, once by mail and once in person, causing a furor for appearing to urge a potential act of voter fraud.
LEAST BIASED FACTUAL REPORTING: VERY HIGH
National Public Radio:
Trump Urges Supporters To Go To Polls Even After Voting By Mail
Such an action would be a felony under North Carolina law as is inducing someone to vote twice, warned Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, who issued a statement Thursday morning.
“The State Board has a dedicated investigations team that investigates allegations of double voting, which are referred to prosecutors when warranted,” said Bell.
The warning came after Trump told a group of supporters in Wilmington, N.C., airport: “If you get the unsolicited ballots, send it in, and then go — make sure it counted. And if it doesn’t tabulate, you vote. You just vote. And then if they tabulate it very late, which they shouldn’t be doing, they’ll see you voted, and so it won’t count. So, send it in early, and then go and vote. And if it’s not tabulated — you vote. And the vote is going to count,” Trump said.
LEFT-CENTER BIAS FACTUAL REPORTING: VERY HIGH
BBC:
US election: Trump tells North Carolina voters to vote twice
The electoral process is run by the individual states.
Karen Brinson Bell, executive director for the North Carolina State Board of Elections, has reassured voters that there are numerous measures in place to prevent anyone getting two votes registered.
Someone who has already voted by post would show up in an electronic pollbook used at polling stations, and prevented from voting, she said.
Only the first vote would be recorded, she added. And audits are carried out after each election to check voter history against ballots cast.
Voting twice intentionally is a crime, said Ms Brinson Bell.
When Mr Trump’s comments were put to Attorney General William Barr, he said it was unclear what the president meant.
LEFT-CENTER BIAS FACTUAL REPORTING: HIGH