In Pennsylvania, local officials are fighting the spread of misinformation undermining the voting process

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00:00In the battleground state of Pennsylvania at Luzerne County Courthouse, Trump supporters

00:05hurl insults at Democratic lawmakers.

00:10On the agenda, a legal dispute over drop boxes, secure, locked structures where voters can

00:16deliver their mail-in ballots, traditionally used more by Democratic voters. Trump supporters,

00:22including T.J. Fitzgerald, say they can lead to fraud.

00:25Let's have some integrity and make sure that only United States citizens can vote and make

00:32sure that our votes count and no illegal stuff.

00:37Non-citizen voting is illegal and extremely rare. Democrats say misleading claims are

00:43an attempt to suppress the vote.

00:45Multiple analyses have shown that it is more likely someone will be hit by lightning than

00:50commit mail-in ballot fraud.

00:53Ramilda Krokomo, the woman in charge of elections here in Luzerne County, became concerned about

00:58security after she received threats. She's made sure that the drop boxes are bolted to

01:03the floor.

01:06There are surveillance cameras and boulders around the building to prevent vehicles from

01:10running into it.

01:12This political climate, it's beyond hate. It's a venom. It's frightening. I think we're

01:18a microcosm of what's happening in the country and we are on the front lines.

01:23Claims of widespread voter fraud are false.

01:26Efforts to sow doubt in the integrity of U.S. elections is really about trying to undermine

01:32faith through repetition. It is about getting attention on the claims of doubt and not about

01:37actually trying to address security of the vote. I think what is likely is incidences

01:42of like stochastic terrorism, where you have incidences of violence across the country

01:46in various places.

01:48Democrats are going door-to-door in Luzerne County because here every vote will count.

01:53They say the Republicans are spreading lies, laying the groundwork to contest the outcome

01:59if Trump loses.

02:00It's psychological warfare. It's a blatant attempt to spread propaganda, to spread disinformation

02:07among Democratic voters. I think that it probably will turn into somewhat of lengthy court battle.

02:15Officials here hope that disinformation and distrust won't lead to a nightmarish scenario

02:20on or around election day.

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