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*[[2015 Ethiopian general election]]
*[[2015 Ethiopian general election]]
*[[2015 Burundian legislative election]] ([[2015 Burundian unrest]])
*[[2015 Burundian legislative election]] ([[2015 Burundian unrest]])
*[[2015 Burundian presidential election]] ([[2015 Burundian unrest]])
*[[2015 Burundian presidential election]] (2015 Burundian unrest)
*[[2015 Tanzanian general election]]
*[[2015 Tanzanian general election]]
*[[2016 Ugandan general election]]
*[[2016 Ugandan general election]]
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*[[2012 Armenian parliamentary election]]
*[[2012 Armenian parliamentary election]]
*[[2013 Armenian presidential election]] ([[2013 Armenian protests]])
*[[2013 Armenian presidential election]] ([[2013 Armenian protests]])
*[[2013 Malaysian general election]]<ref>[[2013 Malaysian general election]]</ref>
*[[2013 Malaysian general election]]<ref>2013 Malaysian general election</ref>
*[[2013 Pakistani general election]]
*[[2013 Pakistani general election]]
*[[2013 Cambodian general election]] ([[2013–2014 Cambodian protests]])
*[[2013 Cambodian general election]] ([[2013–2014 Cambodian protests]])
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*[[2014 Syrian presidential election]]
*[[2014 Syrian presidential election]]
*[[2014 Bahraini general election]]
*[[2014 Bahraini general election]]
*[[2021 Syrian presidential election]]
*2021 Syrian presidential election
*[[2021 Iranian presidential election]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-20|title=US Says Iranians Were Denied 'A Free And Fair' Election|url=https://iranintl.com/en/iran-in-brief/us-says-iranians-were-denied-free-and-fair-election|access-date=2021-07-06|website=Iran International|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628071402/https://iranintl.com/en/iran-in-brief/us-says-iranians-were-denied-free-and-fair-election|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-06|title=Iran's Raisi Was Selected, Not Elected|url=https://iranintl.com/en/opinions/irans-raisi-was-selected-not-elected|access-date=2021-07-06|website=Iran International|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2021 Iranian presidential election]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-20|title=US Says Iranians Were Denied 'A Free And Fair' Election|url=https://iranintl.com/en/iran-in-brief/us-says-iranians-were-denied-free-and-fair-election|access-date=2021-07-06|website=Iran International|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628071402/https://iranintl.com/en/iran-in-brief/us-says-iranians-were-denied-free-and-fair-election|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-06|title=Iran's Raisi Was Selected, Not Elected|url=https://iranintl.com/en/opinions/irans-raisi-was-selected-not-elected|access-date=2021-07-06|website=Iran International|language=en}}</ref>


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*[[1792 New York gubernatorial election]] – The [[Federalist Party]] candidate [[John Jay]] received more votes than the [[Democratic-Republican Party]] candidate [[George Clinton (vice president)|George Clinton]], but on technicalities, the votes of [[Otsego County, New York|Otsego]], [[Tioga County, New York|Tioga]] and [[Clinton County, New York|Clinton]] counties were rejected, giving George Clinton a slight majority in the official result.
*[[1792 New York gubernatorial election]] – The [[Federalist Party]] candidate [[John Jay]] received more votes than the [[Democratic-Republican Party]] candidate [[George Clinton (vice president)|George Clinton]], but on technicalities, the votes of [[Otsego County, New York|Otsego]], [[Tioga County, New York|Tioga]] and [[Clinton County, New York|Clinton]] counties were rejected, giving George Clinton a slight majority in the official result.
*[[1824 United States presidential election]] – [[John Quincy Adams]] became [[President of the United States|President]] after winning a [[contingent election]] in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] due to the absence of an absolute majority in the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]], despite the fact that [[Andrew Jackson]] (who would win the [[1828 United States presidential election|1828 presidential election]]) won a plurality of the popular and electoral vote.
*[[1824 United States presidential election]] – [[John Quincy Adams]] became [[President of the United States|President]] after winning a [[contingent election]] in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] due to the absence of an absolute majority in the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]], despite the fact that [[Andrew Jackson]] (who would win the [[1828 United States presidential election|1828 presidential election]]) won a plurality of the popular and electoral vote.
*[[Bleeding Kansas]] election, March 30, 1855 – An election to decide whether [[Kansas]] should be a [[Slave and free states|free state]] or a [[Slave and free states|slave state]] involved massive immigration to sway the vote and resulted in post-election violence, including [[Caning of Charles Sumner|a severe beating of a US Senator by a Congressman]]. The events it encompasses directly presaged the [[American Civil War]]. (See [[Kansas–Nebraska Act]])
*[[Bleeding Kansas]] election, March 30, 1855 – An election to decide whether [[Kansas]] should be a [[Slave and free states|free state]] or a slave state involved massive immigration to sway the vote and resulted in post-election violence, including [[Caning of Charles Sumner|a severe beating of a US Senator by a Congressman]]. The events it encompasses directly presaged the [[American Civil War]]. (See [[Kansas–Nebraska Act]])
*[[1876 United States presidential election]] – One of the most disputed and controversial presidential elections in American history between the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]'s candidate [[Samuel J. Tilden]] and the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]'s candidate [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] was resolved by the [[Compromise of 1877]], which allowed Hayes to become president in exchange for the end of [[Reconstruction era|Reconstruction]] and the withdrawal of all federal troops stationed in the South after the [[American Civil War]]. Although it is generally agreed that Tilden won a majority of the popular vote, the results of the electoral vote continue to be disputed.
*[[1876 United States presidential election]] – One of the most disputed and controversial presidential elections in American history between the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]'s candidate [[Samuel J. Tilden]] and the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]'s candidate [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] was resolved by the [[Compromise of 1877]], which allowed Hayes to become president in exchange for the end of [[Reconstruction era|Reconstruction]] and the withdrawal of all federal troops stationed in the South after the American Civil War. Although it is generally agreed that Tilden won a majority of the popular vote, the results of the electoral vote continue to be disputed.
*[[1888 United States presidential election]] – The incumbent Democratic President [[Grover Cleveland]] won the popular vote, but [[Benjamin Harrison]] won the electoral vote. Cleveland would be re-elected in [[1892 United States presidential election|1892]].
*[[1888 United States presidential election]] – The incumbent Democratic President [[Grover Cleveland]] won the popular vote, but [[Benjamin Harrison]] won the electoral vote. Cleveland would be re-elected in [[1892 United States presidential election|1892]].
*[[Elliott Danforth|1891 New York State Senate election in Dutchess County]]
*[[Elliott Danforth|1891 New York State Senate election in Dutchess County]]
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*[[2002 Alabama gubernatorial election]] – Although the incumbent Democratic Governor [[Don Siegelman]] was initially declared the winner by a close majority, the Republican candidate [[Bob Riley]] ultimately won after a recount in [[Baldwin County, Alabama|Baldwin County]] without the presence of Democratic observers.
*[[2002 Alabama gubernatorial election]] – Although the incumbent Democratic Governor [[Don Siegelman]] was initially declared the winner by a close majority, the Republican candidate [[Bob Riley]] ultimately won after a recount in [[Baldwin County, Alabama|Baldwin County]] without the presence of Democratic observers.
*[[2002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/opinion/17mon3.html|title=Opinion {{!}} The New Hampshire Phone Scam|date=2007-09-17|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-04-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> – During the [[2002 United States Senate election in New Hampshire]], the [[New Hampshire Republican State Committee]] hired a [[telemarketing]] firm to jam the phone bank used by the Democratic Party in a [[Get out the vote|"get out the vote" operation]]. The Republican candidate [[John E. Sununu]] won a narrow victory over the Democratic candidate [[Jeanne Shaheen]], while [[James Tobin (political operative)|James Tobin]] was later charged for lying to the FBI.
*[[2002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/opinion/17mon3.html|title=Opinion {{!}} The New Hampshire Phone Scam|date=2007-09-17|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-04-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> – During the [[2002 United States Senate election in New Hampshire]], the [[New Hampshire Republican State Committee]] hired a [[telemarketing]] firm to jam the phone bank used by the Democratic Party in a [[Get out the vote|"get out the vote" operation]]. The Republican candidate [[John E. Sununu]] won a narrow victory over the Democratic candidate [[Jeanne Shaheen]], while [[James Tobin (political operative)|James Tobin]] was later charged for lying to the FBI.
*[[2004 United States presidential election]] – The certification of Republican electors in Ohio were [[Moss v. Bush|legally challenged.]] Representative [[John Conyers]] investigated voter suppression, culminating in his report ''What went wrong in Ohio.'' Several independent researchers including [[Bob Fitrakis]], [[Mark Crispin Miller]], Steven F. Freeman, Richard Hayes Phillips, and Richard Charnin published books claiming that Bush won the election due to [[Electoral fraud]] and [[Voter suppression]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Freeman|first=Steven|title=Was the 2004 Presidential Election stolen?|publisher=Seven Stories Press|year=2005}}</ref>
*[[2004 United States presidential election]] – The certification of Republican electors in Ohio were [[Moss v. Bush|legally challenged.]] Representative [[John Conyers]] investigated voter suppression, culminating in his report ''What went wrong in Ohio.'' Several independent researchers including [[Bob Fitrakis]], [[Mark Crispin Miller]], Steven F. Freeman, Richard Hayes Phillips, and Richard Charnin published books claiming that Bush won the election due to Electoral fraud and Voter suppression.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Freeman|first=Steven|title=Was the 2004 Presidential Election stolen?|publisher=Seven Stories Press|year=2005}}</ref>
*[[2004 Washington gubernatorial election]] – After a close election in which the Republican candidate [[Dino Rossi]] was declared the winner in the initial election and the machine count, the Democratic candidate [[Christine Gregoire]] was declared the winner after a manual recount. Rossi made an unsuccessful legal challenge to the results, and did not officially concede the election for seven months.
*[[2004 Washington gubernatorial election]] – After a close election in which the Republican candidate [[Dino Rossi]] was declared the winner in the initial election and the machine count, the Democratic candidate [[Christine Gregoire]] was declared the winner after a manual recount. Rossi made an unsuccessful legal challenge to the results, and did not officially concede the election for seven months.
*[[United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2008|2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota]] –  Republican incumbent [[Norm Coleman]] initially led against the [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]] candidate [[Al Franken]], but the close margin triggered a mandatory recount under Minnesota state law; Franken was ultimately declared the winner by the [[Elections in Minnesota|Minnesota State Canvassing Board]].
*[[United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2008|2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota]] –  Republican incumbent [[Norm Coleman]] initially led against the [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]] candidate [[Al Franken]], but the close margin triggered a mandatory recount under Minnesota state law; Franken was ultimately declared the winner by the [[Elections in Minnesota|Minnesota State Canvassing Board]].
*[[2016 United States presidential election]] – The election was widely characterized as divisive and negative and was plagued by scandals such as the Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations|alleged sexual misconduct]] and the Democratic candidate [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[Hillary Clinton email controversy|alleged improper use of an email server]]. No Russian citizen accused of [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|interfering]] in the election in the form of online influencing from a [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]]-based troll farm has been formally charged, and as result no Court will have the opportunity to review evidence to support or dispute accusations of Russian interference that adhere to the standards of the United States Judicial System for proving guilt. Trump ultimately won an upset victory in the Electoral College despite Clinton's victory in the popular vote, and characterized the Russian interference as a "hoax" and "[[fake news]]" despite the conclusions of the [[United States Intelligence Community|U.S. intelligence community]] to the contrary. In 2016, the FBI initiated the [[Crossfire Hurricane (FBI investigation)|Crossfire Hurricane investigation]] into the Russian meddling in the election and many suspicious<ref name="Harding_11/15/2017">{{cite web |last=Harding |first=Luke |title=How Trump walked into Putin's web |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=November 15, 2017 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/15/how-trump-walked-into-putins-web-luke |access-date=May 22, 2019 |quote=...the Russians were talking to people associated with Trump. The precise nature of these exchanges has not been made public, but according to sources in the US and the UK, they formed a suspicious pattern. }}</ref><ref name="Harding_Kirchgaessner_Hopkins_4/13/2017">{{cite web |last1=Harding |first1=Luke |last2=Kirchgaessner |first2=Stephanie |last3=Hopkins |first3=Nick |title=British spies were first to spot Trump team's links with Russia |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=April 13, 2017 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/13/british-spies-first-to-spot-trump-team-links-russia |access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref> [[links between Trump associates and Russian officials and spies]], and President Trump [[Dismissal of James Comey|dismissed]] FBI Director [[James Comey]] due to his continuation of the investigation. Due to allegations of collusion with the Russian government, [[United States Deputy Attorney General|Deputy Attorney General]] [[Rod Rosenstein]] appointed [[Robert Mueller]] as [[Special prosecutor|Special Counsel]] to lead an [[Mueller special counsel investigation|investigation]]. Although the investigation resulted in 34 indictments and eight criminal convictions, it refrained from making a judgment about whether Trump could be criminally charged for [[obstruction of justice]] due to his conduct during the investigation. In 2020 US Attorney General [[William Barr]] initiated a criminal investigation of the Rosenstein/Mueller collusion investigation in response to its questionable basis and procedures. In 2024, Donald Trump was convicted of felony charges of business record falsification in a criminal conspiracy to influence the 2016 election, via a cover-up of the [[Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump scandal]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Protess |first1=Ben |last2=Bromwich |first2=Jonah E. |last3=Haberman |first3=Maggie |last4=Christobek |first4=Kate |last5=McKinley |first5=Jesse |date=2024-05-30 |title=Trump Convicted on All Counts to Become America's First Felon President |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/nyregion/trump-convicted-hush-money-trial.html |access-date=2024-05-30 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[2016 United States presidential election]] – The election was widely characterized as divisive and negative and was plagued by scandals such as the Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations|alleged sexual misconduct]] and the Democratic candidate [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[Hillary Clinton email controversy|alleged improper use of an email server]]. No Russian citizen accused of [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|interfering]] in the election in the form of online influencing from a [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]]-based troll farm has been formally charged, and as result no Court will have the opportunity to review evidence to support or dispute accusations of Russian interference that adhere to the standards of the United States Judicial System for proving guilt. Trump ultimately won an upset victory in the Electoral College despite Clinton's victory in the popular vote, and characterized the Russian interference as a "hoax" and "[[fake news]]" despite the conclusions of the [[United States Intelligence Community|U.S. intelligence community]] to the contrary. In 2016, the FBI initiated the [[Crossfire Hurricane (FBI investigation)|Crossfire Hurricane investigation]] into the Russian meddling in the election and many suspicious<ref name="Harding_11/15/2017">{{cite web |last=Harding |first=Luke |title=How Trump walked into Putin's web |website=The Guardian |date=November 15, 2017 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/15/how-trump-walked-into-putins-web-luke |access-date=May 22, 2019 |quote=...the Russians were talking to people associated with Trump. The precise nature of these exchanges has not been made public, but according to sources in the US and the UK, they formed a suspicious pattern. }}</ref><ref name="Harding_Kirchgaessner_Hopkins_4/13/2017">{{cite web |last1=Harding |first1=Luke |last2=Kirchgaessner |first2=Stephanie |last3=Hopkins |first3=Nick |title=British spies were first to spot Trump team's links with Russia |website=The Guardian |date=April 13, 2017 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/13/british-spies-first-to-spot-trump-team-links-russia |access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref> [[links between Trump associates and Russian officials and spies]], and President Trump [[Dismissal of James Comey|dismissed]] FBI Director [[James Comey]] due to his continuation of the investigation. Due to allegations of collusion with the Russian government, [[United States Deputy Attorney General|Deputy Attorney General]] [[Rod Rosenstein]] appointed [[Robert Mueller]] as [[Special prosecutor|Special Counsel]] to lead an [[Mueller special counsel investigation|investigation]]. Although the investigation resulted in 34 indictments and eight criminal convictions, it refrained from making a judgment about whether Trump could be criminally charged for [[obstruction of justice]] due to his conduct during the investigation. In 2020 US Attorney General [[William Barr]] initiated a criminal investigation of the Rosenstein/Mueller collusion investigation in response to its questionable basis and procedures. In 2024, Donald Trump was convicted of felony charges of business record falsification in a criminal conspiracy to influence the 2016 election, via a cover-up of the [[Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump scandal]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Protess |first1=Ben |last2=Bromwich |first2=Jonah E. |last3=Haberman |first3=Maggie |last4=Christobek |first4=Kate |last5=McKinley |first5=Jesse |date=2024-05-30 |title=Trump Convicted on All Counts to Become America's First Felon President |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/nyregion/trump-convicted-hush-money-trial.html |access-date=2024-05-30 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama]] – During the election to fill [[United States Attorney General|U.S. Attorney General]] [[Jeff Sessions]]'s vacated Senate seat in Alabama, the Republican Party candidate [[Roy Moore]] refused to concede the election after being defeated by the Democratic Party candidate [[Doug Jones (politician)|Doug Jones]] despite pressure from his ally President Donald Trump's [[Presidency of Donald Trump|administration]] to do so, claiming that he had been the victim of a voter fraud conspiracy. Moore was additionally plagued by [[Roy Moore sexual misconduct allegations|sexual misconduct allegations]], including allegations of [[Child sexual abuse|child molestation]].
*[[2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama]] – During the election to fill [[United States Attorney General|U.S. Attorney General]] [[Jeff Sessions]]'s vacated Senate seat in Alabama, the Republican Party candidate [[Roy Moore]] refused to concede the election after being defeated by the Democratic Party candidate [[Doug Jones (politician)|Doug Jones]] despite pressure from his ally President Donald Trump's [[Presidency of Donald Trump|administration]] to do so, claiming that he had been the victim of a voter fraud conspiracy. Moore was additionally plagued by [[Roy Moore sexual misconduct allegations|sexual misconduct allegations]], including allegations of [[Child sexual abuse|child molestation]].
*[[2018 Georgia gubernatorial election]] – [[Brian Kemp]] retained his post as [[Georgia Secretary of State]] after his nomination by the Republican Party for Governor of Georgia, leading to [[conflict of interest]] allegations. Due to irregularities in voter registration, the Republican state government was accused of [[Voter suppression in the United States|voter suppression]], while U.S. District Court Judge [[Leigh Martin May]] ruled that [[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett County]] violated civil rights law by rejecting [[absentee ballot]]s. After the election was re-certified, the Democratic Party candidate [[Stacey Abrams]] ended her campaign, but refused to concede the election.
*[[2018 Georgia gubernatorial election]] – [[Brian Kemp]] retained his post as [[Georgia Secretary of State]] after his nomination by the Republican Party for Governor of Georgia, leading to [[conflict of interest]] allegations. Due to irregularities in voter registration, the Republican state government was accused of [[Voter suppression in the United States|voter suppression]], while U.S. District Court Judge [[Leigh Martin May]] ruled that [[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett County]] violated civil rights law by rejecting [[absentee ballot]]s. After the election was re-certified, the Democratic Party candidate [[Stacey Abrams]] ended her campaign, but refused to concede the election.
*[[2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses]] – The [[Iowa Democratic Party]] was initially unable to collect and announce results due to the failure of a [[mobile app]]lication designed to collect the votes. Although the results were eventually released with [[Pete Buttigieg]] leading, they have been subject to scrutiny and the [[Democratic National Committee]] Chairman [[Tom Perez]] has advocated a recanvassing of the votes.
*[[2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses]] – The [[Iowa Democratic Party]] was initially unable to collect and announce results due to the failure of a [[mobile app]]lication designed to collect the votes. Although the results were eventually released with [[Pete Buttigieg]] leading, they have been subject to scrutiny and the [[Democratic National Committee]] Chairman [[Tom Perez]] has advocated a recanvassing of the votes.
*[[2020 Wisconsin Democratic primary]] – During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], [[Tony Evers]], Wisconsin Governor moved to delay the primary election because voters were expected to [[shelter in place]] to minimize the spread of the virus. The [[Wisconsin Supreme Court]] stepped in and ruled that this was not allowed, while the U.S. Supreme Court also ruled 5–4 that the election would take place as scheduled, disregarding the fact that only five of the 180 polling places would be open due to a lack of poll workers due to the coronavirus pandemic. [[President Donald Trump]] stated, "The things they had in there [the [[Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act]]] were crazy. They had things  –  levels of voting that, if you ever agreed to it, you'd never have a Republican elected in this country again."
*[[2020 Wisconsin Democratic primary]] – During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], [[Tony Evers]], Wisconsin Governor moved to delay the primary election because voters were expected to [[shelter in place]] to minimize the spread of the virus. The [[Wisconsin Supreme Court]] stepped in and ruled that this was not allowed, while the U.S. Supreme Court also ruled 5–4 that the election would take place as scheduled, disregarding the fact that only five of the 180 polling places would be open due to a lack of poll workers due to the coronavirus pandemic. [[President Donald Trump]] stated, "The things they had in there [the [[Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act]]] were crazy. They had things  –  levels of voting that, if you ever agreed to it, you'd never have a Republican elected in this country again."
*[[2020 United States presidential election]]  –  The election was heavily reliant on [[Postal voting in the United States|mail-in ballots]] due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Republican Donald Trump repeatedly alleged that mail-in ballots would allow the Democratic Party to commit electoral fraud. Snopes immediately debunked the claim.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Saul|first1=Stephanie|last2=Epstein|first2=Reid J.|date=2020-08-31|title=Trump Is Pushing a False Argument on Vote-by-Mail Fraud. Here Are the Facts.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/mail-in-voting-explained.html|access-date=2020-09-26|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Trump's 'Major Fraud' Speech, Fact-Checked|url=https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/11/04/trump-major-fraud-speech/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Snopes.com|date=4 November 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> Trump's critics accused him of [[2020 United States Postal Service crisis|blocking funding]] to the [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Postal Service]] to sabotage the election, although [[United States Postmaster General|Postmaster General]] [[Louis DeJoy]] later agreed to delay certain changes until after the election.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-08-15|title=US Postal Service warns of risks to mail-in votes|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-53782331|access-date=2020-09-26}}</ref> Trump also suggested that he would not accept the results if he lost and even refused to commit to a peaceful transition.<ref name="News">{{Cite web|title=Unanimous Senate commits to peaceful transfer of power after Trump refuses|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/unanimous-senate-commits-peaceful-transfer-power-trump-refuses/story?id=73216758|access-date=2020-09-26|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fritze|first=John|title=Trump declines to commit to peaceful transfer of power, McConnell promises 'orderly transition'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/23/trump-declined-commit-peaceful-transfer-power-if-he-loses-election/3510914001/|access-date=2020-09-26|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref> A unanimous vote of the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]], and the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. Armed Forces]] announced their commitment to a peaceful transition, while Trump's comments were heavily criticized.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Ryan Browne and Barbara Starr|title=As Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transition, Pentagon stresses it will play no role in the election|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/25/politics/pentagon-election-insurrection-act/index.html|access-date=2020-09-26|website=CNN|date=25 September 2020 }}</ref><ref name="News"/> International observers from [[OSCE]] described the elections as well-managed, but said that baseless allegations of systematic deficiencies, made by the incumbent President, harm public trust in democratic institutions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Highly competitive elections in US tarnished by legal uncertainty and unprecedented attempts to undermine public trust, international observers say|url=https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/usa/469440|access-date=2020-11-07|website=[[osce.org]]|language=en}}</ref> Various allegations of fraud relating to election processes in Wisconsin, [[Michigan]], [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Arizona]] were also debunked by independent [[fact-checking]] organizations like [[FactCheck.org]] and [[Snopes]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-07|title=No, There's Isn't a 'Glitch' in Michigan Election Software That Flipped Thousands of Trump Votes|url=https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/11/no-theres-isnt-a-glitch-in-michigan-election-software-that-flipped-thousands-of-trump-votes/|access-date=2020-11-09|website=Gizmodo Australia|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bogart|first=Nicole|date=2020-11-04|title=Truth Tracker: Were Trump ballots marked with sharpies disqualified in Arizona?|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/america-votes/truth-tracker-were-trump-ballots-marked-with-sharpies-disqualified-in-arizona-1.5175090|access-date=2020-11-05|website=America Votes|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104230207/https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/america-votes/truth-tracker-were-trump-ballots-marked-with-sharpies-disqualified-in-arizona-1.5175090|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Fraud Claims Aimed in Part at Keeping Trump Base Loyal|url=https://www.snopes.com/ap/2020/11/08/fraud-claims-aimed-in-part-at-keeping-trump-base-loyal/|access-date=2020-11-09|website=Snopes.com|date=9 November 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Schiffer|first=Zoe|date=2020-11-03|title=Election hoax spreading through text messages in Michigan|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/3/21547883/election-hoax-text-message-michigan-robocall|access-date=2020-11-05|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Brewster|first=Jack|title=Trump Floats Baseless Conspiracy Theory About 'Very Strange' Ballot Dumps As Michigan, Wisconsin Tilt Blue|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/11/04/trump-floats-baseless-conspiracy-theory-about-very-strange-ballot-dumps-as-michigan-wisconsin-tilt-blue/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> Trump ultimately lost the election to [[Joe Biden]], but refused to concede, continued to repeat allegations of voter fraud, and obstructed the presidential transition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-virus-outbreak-elections-voting-fraud-and-irregularities-2d39186996f69de245e59c966d4d140f|title=Refusing to concede, Trump blocks cooperation on transition|first1=Jonathan|last1=Lemire|first2=Zeke|last2=Miller|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|date=November 9, 2020|accessdate=July 15, 2021}}</ref> Despite there being no evidence for voter fraud, there were hundreds of affidavits across the country alleging that there was voter fraud and voter irregularities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hamodia.com/2020/11/11/rnc-chair-says-11000-people-shown-voter-fraud-claims/|title=RNC Chair Says 500 Affidavits of 11,000 Voter Fraud Incidents – Hamodia.com|first=Yossi|last=Goldschmiedt|date=November 11, 2020|website=Hamodia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/gop-obtains-over-900-affidavits-032826195.html|title=GOP obtains over 900 affidavits highlighting voting irregularities|website=www.yahoo.com|date=17 November 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/rnc-chair-says-11000-people-have-come-forward-voter-fraud-claims-1546546|title = RNC Chair says people have come forward with 11,000 voter fraud claims|website = [[Newsweek]]|date = 10 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rnc-chair-says-11000-people-have-come-forward-with-voter-fraud-claims/ar-BB1aTwyF|title = RNC Chair Says 11,000 People Have Come Forward with Voter Fraud Claims|website = [[MSN]]}}</ref> On January 6, 2021, a [[herd mentality|mob]] breached the [[U.S. Capitol Police|police]] lines and [[2021 United States Capitol attack|invaded]] the [[U.S. Capitol]], delaying the counting of the [[United States Electoral College|electoral votes]] by several hours, and resulting in the shooting death of a protester. Trump was subsequently [[Second impeachment of Donald Trump|impeached]] by the [[U.S. House of Representatives|House]] due to his being accused of inciting the insurrection; he was later acquitted of these charges by the [[United States Senate]].
*[[2020 United States presidential election]]  –  The election was heavily reliant on [[Postal voting in the United States|mail-in ballots]] due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Republican Donald Trump repeatedly alleged that mail-in ballots would allow the Democratic Party to commit electoral fraud. Snopes immediately debunked the claim.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Saul|first1=Stephanie|last2=Epstein|first2=Reid J.|date=2020-08-31|title=Trump Is Pushing a False Argument on Vote-by-Mail Fraud. Here Are the Facts.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/mail-in-voting-explained.html|access-date=2020-09-26|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Trump's 'Major Fraud' Speech, Fact-Checked|url=https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/11/04/trump-major-fraud-speech/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Snopes.com|date=4 November 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> Trump's critics accused him of [[2020 United States Postal Service crisis|blocking funding]] to the [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Postal Service]] to sabotage the election, although [[United States Postmaster General|Postmaster General]] [[Louis DeJoy]] later agreed to delay certain changes until after the election.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-08-15|title=US Postal Service warns of risks to mail-in votes|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-53782331|access-date=2020-09-26}}</ref> Trump also suggested that he would not accept the results if he lost and even refused to commit to a peaceful transition.<ref name="News">{{Cite web|title=Unanimous Senate commits to peaceful transfer of power after Trump refuses|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/unanimous-senate-commits-peaceful-transfer-power-trump-refuses/story?id=73216758|access-date=2020-09-26|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fritze|first=John|title=Trump declines to commit to peaceful transfer of power, McConnell promises 'orderly transition'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/23/trump-declined-commit-peaceful-transfer-power-if-he-loses-election/3510914001/|access-date=2020-09-26|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref> A unanimous vote of the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]], and the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. Armed Forces]] announced their commitment to a peaceful transition, while Trump's comments were heavily criticized.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Ryan Browne and Barbara Starr|title=As Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transition, Pentagon stresses it will play no role in the election|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/25/politics/pentagon-election-insurrection-act/index.html|access-date=2020-09-26|website=CNN|date=25 September 2020 }}</ref><ref name="News"/> International observers from [[OSCE]] described the elections as well-managed, but said that baseless allegations of systematic deficiencies, made by the incumbent President, harm public trust in democratic institutions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Highly competitive elections in US tarnished by legal uncertainty and unprecedented attempts to undermine public trust, international observers say|url=https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/usa/469440|access-date=2020-11-07|website=[[osce.org]]|language=en}}</ref> Various allegations of fraud relating to election processes in Wisconsin, [[Michigan]], [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Arizona]] were also debunked by independent [[fact-checking]] organizations like [[FactCheck.org]] and [[Snopes]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-07|title=No, There's Isn't a 'Glitch' in Michigan Election Software That Flipped Thousands of Trump Votes|url=https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/11/no-theres-isnt-a-glitch-in-michigan-election-software-that-flipped-thousands-of-trump-votes/|access-date=2020-11-09|website=Gizmodo Australia|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bogart|first=Nicole|date=2020-11-04|title=Truth Tracker: Were Trump ballots marked with sharpies disqualified in Arizona?|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/america-votes/truth-tracker-were-trump-ballots-marked-with-sharpies-disqualified-in-arizona-1.5175090|access-date=2020-11-05|website=America Votes|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104230207/https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/america-votes/truth-tracker-were-trump-ballots-marked-with-sharpies-disqualified-in-arizona-1.5175090|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Fraud Claims Aimed in Part at Keeping Trump Base Loyal|url=https://www.snopes.com/ap/2020/11/08/fraud-claims-aimed-in-part-at-keeping-trump-base-loyal/|access-date=2020-11-09|website=Snopes.com|date=9 November 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Schiffer|first=Zoe|date=2020-11-03|title=Election hoax spreading through text messages in Michigan|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/3/21547883/election-hoax-text-message-michigan-robocall|access-date=2020-11-05|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Brewster|first=Jack|title=Trump Floats Baseless Conspiracy Theory About 'Very Strange' Ballot Dumps As Michigan, Wisconsin Tilt Blue|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/11/04/trump-floats-baseless-conspiracy-theory-about-very-strange-ballot-dumps-as-michigan-wisconsin-tilt-blue/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> Trump ultimately lost the election to [[Joe Biden]], but refused to concede, continued to repeat allegations of voter fraud, and obstructed the presidential transition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-virus-outbreak-elections-voting-fraud-and-irregularities-2d39186996f69de245e59c966d4d140f|title=Refusing to concede, Trump blocks cooperation on transition|first1=Jonathan|last1=Lemire|first2=Zeke|last2=Miller|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|date=November 9, 2020|accessdate=July 15, 2021}}</ref> Despite there being no evidence for voter fraud, there were hundreds of affidavits across the country alleging that there was voter fraud and voter irregularities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hamodia.com/2020/11/11/rnc-chair-says-11000-people-shown-voter-fraud-claims/|title=RNC Chair Says 500 Affidavits of 11,000 Voter Fraud Incidents – Hamodia.com|first=Yossi|last=Goldschmiedt|date=November 11, 2020|website=Hamodia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/gop-obtains-over-900-affidavits-032826195.html|title=GOP obtains over 900 affidavits highlighting voting irregularities|website=www.yahoo.com|date=17 November 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/rnc-chair-says-11000-people-have-come-forward-voter-fraud-claims-1546546|title = RNC Chair says people have come forward with 11,000 voter fraud claims|website = [[Newsweek]]|date = 10 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rnc-chair-says-11000-people-have-come-forward-with-voter-fraud-claims/ar-BB1aTwyF|title = RNC Chair Says 11,000 People Have Come Forward with Voter Fraud Claims|website = [[MSN]]}}</ref> On January 6, 2021, a [[herd mentality|mob]] breached the [[U.S. Capitol Police|police]] lines and [[2021 United States Capitol attack|invaded]] the [[U.S. Capitol]], delaying the counting of the electoral votes by several hours, and resulting in the shooting death of a protester. Trump was subsequently [[Second impeachment of Donald Trump|impeached]] by the [[U.S. House of Representatives|House]] due to his being accused of inciting the insurrection; he was later acquitted of these charges by the United States Senate.


[[File:2021 storming of the United States Capitol DSC09254-2 (50820534063) (retouched).jpg|thumb|right|Trump supporters storming outside the Capitol during the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|January 6 Capitol riots]]]]
[[File:2021 storming of the United States Capitol DSC09254-2 (50820534063) (retouched).jpg|thumb|right|Trump supporters storming outside the Capitol during the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|January 6 Capitol riots]]]]


*[[2022 Arizona gubernatorial election]]  –  Democratic candidate [[Katie Hobbs]] beat Republican opponent [[Kari Lake]] by a margin of just over 0.6% of total votes cast. During the campaign, Hobbs declined to debate Lake in a move that was criticized by Republicans and members of the press. Hobbs served as Secretary of State during the election (meaning she was in charge of administering the election), leading to [[conflict of interest]] allegations. On election day, most polls predicated Lake would win the election. When asked if she would accept the election results in the event she lost, Lake refused to answer on multiple occasions. In [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]] (where over 60% of Arizona's population resides), an issue occurred across multiple precincts in which ballots were printed too lightly to be read by electronic tabulators. This issue, combined with a high percentage of mail-in ballots and slower than normal processing time, meant that results for the election would not be confirmed until a week after election day. When Hobbs was declared the winner, Lake refused to concede the election. Lake ultimately filed several lawsuits alleging voter suppression and voter fraud. All lawsuits were dismissed or ruled against Lake.
*[[2022 Arizona gubernatorial election]]  –  Democratic candidate [[Katie Hobbs]] beat Republican opponent [[Kari Lake]] by a margin of just over 0.6% of total votes cast. During the campaign, Hobbs declined to debate Lake in a move that was criticized by Republicans and members of the press. Hobbs served as Secretary of State during the election (meaning she was in charge of administering the election), leading to conflict of interest allegations. On election day, most polls predicated Lake would win the election. When asked if she would accept the election results in the event she lost, Lake refused to answer on multiple occasions. In [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]] (where over 60% of Arizona's population resides), an issue occurred across multiple precincts in which ballots were printed too lightly to be read by electronic tabulators. This issue, combined with a high percentage of mail-in ballots and slower than normal processing time, meant that results for the election would not be confirmed until a week after election day. When Hobbs was declared the winner, Lake refused to concede the election. Lake ultimately filed several lawsuits alleging voter suppression and voter fraud. All lawsuits were dismissed or ruled against Lake.


=== Oceania ===
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*[[2014 Brazilian general election]]
*[[2014 Brazilian general election]]
*[[2017 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election]] (Part of [[Crisis in Venezuela]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hungarianspectrum.org/2018/04/10/widespread-suspicion-about-electoral-fraud-in-hungary/|title=Widespread suspicion about electoral fraud in Hungary|first=Eva S.|last=Balogh|date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>
*[[2017 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election]] (Part of [[Crisis in Venezuela]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hungarianspectrum.org/2018/04/10/widespread-suspicion-about-electoral-fraud-in-hungary/|title=Widespread suspicion about electoral fraud in Hungary|first=Eva S.|last=Balogh|date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>
*[[2018 Venezuelan presidential election]] (Part of [[Crisis in Venezuela]], led directly to [[Venezuelan presidential crisis]])
*[[2018 Venezuelan presidential election]] (Part of Crisis in Venezuela, led directly to [[Venezuelan presidential crisis]])
*[[2019 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election]]
*[[2019 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election]]
*[[2019 Bolivian general election]] [[2017 Honduran general election|(similar to the situation 2017 in Honduras, results allegedly altered after trend indicated a run-off between incumbent]] [[Evo Morales]] and candidate [[Carlos Mesa]])
*[[2019 Bolivian general election]] (similar to the situation 2017 in Honduras, results allegedly altered after trend indicated a run-off between incumbent [[Evo Morales]] and candidate [[Carlos Mesa]])
*[[2020 Venezuelan parliamentary election]] (Part of [[Crisis in Venezuela]])
*[[2020 Venezuelan parliamentary election]] (Part of Crisis in Venezuela)
*[[2021 Peruvian general election]]
*[[2021 Peruvian general election]]
*[[2022 Brazilian general election]]
*[[2022 Brazilian general election]]
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==Examples of electoral fraud==
==Examples of electoral fraud==
*[[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]], an effort to secure the voting rights of former slaves after the [[American Civil War]], ultimately failed in the former [[Confederate States of America|Confederate States]] because of reactionary interests by using [[Ku Klux Klan|violence and intimidation against freedmen]] and political tactics (including [[poll tax (United States)|poll taxes]] and so-called [[literacy tests]]) to disenfranchise African-Americans and to ensure the continuing hegemony of elite agrarian interests at the expense of all other interests in the South until the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].
*[[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]], an effort to secure the voting rights of former slaves after the American Civil War, ultimately failed in the former [[Confederate States of America|Confederate States]] because of reactionary interests by using [[Ku Klux Klan|violence and intimidation against freedmen]] and political tactics (including [[poll tax (United States)|poll taxes]] and so-called [[literacy tests]]) to disenfranchise African-Americans and to ensure the continuing hegemony of elite agrarian interests at the expense of all other interests in the South until the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].
* Politically enabled by the [[Reichstag Fire Decree]] on March 23, 1933, [[Adolf Hitler]] arrested or ordered the murder of all members from the [[Communist Party of Germany]] who had been unable to flee or hide and some from the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] before he intimidated most of the other members into supporting him. That helped his [[NSDAP]] to get the required two-thirds majority to pass the [[Enabling Act of 1933|Enabling Act]], which gave him [[dictatorial]] powers.
* Politically enabled by the [[Reichstag Fire Decree]] on March 23, 1933, [[Adolf Hitler]] arrested or ordered the murder of all members from the [[Communist Party of Germany]] who had been unable to flee or hide and some from the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] before he intimidated most of the other members into supporting him. That helped his [[NSDAP]] to get the required two-thirds majority to pass the [[Enabling Act of 1933|Enabling Act]], which gave him [[dictatorial]] powers.
*[[Ferdinand Marcos]], who had been fairly elected as President of the [[Philippines]] in 1965, remained in power and became increasingly dictatorial and [[kleptocracy|kleptocratic]], as he succeeded in marginalizing dissent and opposition through allegedly-rigged elections.
*[[Ferdinand Marcos]], who had been fairly elected as President of the [[Philippines]] in 1965, remained in power and became increasingly dictatorial and [[kleptocracy|kleptocratic]], as he succeeded in marginalizing dissent and opposition through allegedly-rigged elections.
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*[[Slobodan Milošević]] was accused of rigging elections in 1996 and 2000. After [[Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević|massive popular protests]], he resigned in October 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=189354 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127061700/http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=189354 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-27 |title=Milosevic Resigns, People Celebrate |publisher=Javno.com |date=2008-10-06 |access-date=2012-11-18}}</ref>
*[[Slobodan Milošević]] was accused of rigging elections in 1996 and 2000. After [[Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević|massive popular protests]], he resigned in October 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=189354 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127061700/http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=189354 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-27 |title=Milosevic Resigns, People Celebrate |publisher=Javno.com |date=2008-10-06 |access-date=2012-11-18}}</ref>
*It was widely held in the Ukrainian media that the [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] election of 2004 was also marked by ballot rigging and voter intimidation on all sides.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/28/wukra28.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041128104556/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/28/wukra28.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 28, 2004 |title=Revealed: the full story of the Ukrainian election fraud |newspaper=Telegraph |access-date=2012-11-18 |location=London}}</ref>
*It was widely held in the Ukrainian media that the [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] election of 2004 was also marked by ballot rigging and voter intimidation on all sides.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/28/wukra28.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041128104556/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/28/wukra28.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 28, 2004 |title=Revealed: the full story of the Ukrainian election fraud |newspaper=Telegraph |access-date=2012-11-18 |location=London}}</ref>
*Both tabloid press accusations and several anecdotal public claims of [[postal vote]] fraud in both [[Birmingham]] and [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]] dogged many aspects of the general elections [[2001 United Kingdom general election|of 2001]] and [[2005 United Kingdom general election|of 2005]]. They were reviewed in the Court of Appeal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39129095,00.htm |title=UK voters fear election fraud |access-date=2008-10-22 |first=Will |last=Sturgeon |date=30 March 2005 |work=Silicon.com Law & Policy |publisher=CBS Interactive Limited |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117063332/http://management.silicon.com/government/0%2C39024677%2C39129095%2C00.htm |archive-date=17 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4406575.stm |title=Judge upholds vote-rigging claims |access-date=2008-10-22 |date=4 April 2005 |work=BBC News England |publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article377468.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121183656/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article377468.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 21, 2008 |title=Labour election fraud 'would disgrace a banana republic' |access-date=2008-10-22 |first=Dominic |last=Kennedy |date=April 5, 2005 |work=TimesOnline UK News |publisher=Times Newspapers Ltd.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4410743.stm |title=Voting scandal mars UK election |access-date=2008-10-22 |first=Barnaby |last=Mason |date=5 April 2005 |work=BBC News UK |publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dca.gov.uk/elections/index.htm |title=Department for Constitutional Affairs – Elections |access-date=2008-10-22 |author=Department for Constitutional Affairs |publisher=Crown Copyright}}<!-- more specific URL?? --></ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/election.htm |title=Elections and Electoral Systems by Country |access-date=2008-10-22 |first=Richard |last=Kimber |date=7 Oct 2008 |work=Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources |archive-date=2009-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523071214/http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/election.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/28/wukra28.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041128104556/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/28/wukra28.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 28, 2004 |title=Labour |access-date=2008-10-22 |work= The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}</ref>{{excessive citations inline|date=May 2024}} There were also claims made over [[postal vote]] fraud and intimidation at the [[2004 UK elections|2004 European and local government elections]] in Birmingham<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/4406575.stm |title=Judge upholds vote-rigging claims |access-date=2008-10-22 |date=4 April 2005 |publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://politics.guardian.co.uk/election/story/0,15803,1458341,00.html |title=New fears over postal vote fraud |access-date=2008-10-22 |date=13 April 2005 |work=Guardian |location=London |first1=Audrey |last1=Gillan |first2=Sandra |last2=Laville |first3=Hugh |last3=Muir}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,19809-1564522,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060109115209/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,19809-1564522,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 9, 2006 |title=Labour to halt postal vote fraud but only after election |access-date=2008-10-22 |date=April 11, 2005 |work=Times}}</ref>  
*Both tabloid press accusations and several anecdotal public claims of [[postal vote]] fraud in both [[Birmingham]] and [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]] dogged many aspects of the general elections [[2001 United Kingdom general election|of 2001]] and of 2005. They were reviewed in the Court of Appeal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39129095,00.htm |title=UK voters fear election fraud |access-date=2008-10-22 |first=Will |last=Sturgeon |date=30 March 2005 |work=Silicon.com Law & Policy |publisher=CBS Interactive Limited |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117063332/http://management.silicon.com/government/0%2C39024677%2C39129095%2C00.htm |archive-date=17 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4406575.stm |title=Judge upholds vote-rigging claims |access-date=2008-10-22 |date=4 April 2005 |work=BBC News England |publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article377468.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121183656/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article377468.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 21, 2008 |title=Labour election fraud 'would disgrace a banana republic' |access-date=2008-10-22 |first=Dominic |last=Kennedy |date=April 5, 2005 |work=TimesOnline UK News |publisher=Times Newspapers Ltd.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4410743.stm |title=Voting scandal mars UK election |access-date=2008-10-22 |first=Barnaby |last=Mason |date=5 April 2005 |work=BBC News UK |publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dca.gov.uk/elections/index.htm |title=Department for Constitutional Affairs – Elections |access-date=2008-10-22 |author=Department for Constitutional Affairs |publisher=Crown Copyright}}<!-- more specific URL?? --></ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/election.htm |title=Elections and Electoral Systems by Country |access-date=2008-10-22 |first=Richard |last=Kimber |date=7 Oct 2008 |work=Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources |archive-date=2009-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523071214/http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/election.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/28/wukra28.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041128104556/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/28/wukra28.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 28, 2004 |title=Labour |access-date=2008-10-22 |work= The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}</ref>{{excessive citations inline|date=May 2024}} There were also claims made over postal vote fraud and intimidation at the [[2004 UK elections|2004 European and local government elections]] in Birmingham<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/4406575.stm |title=Judge upholds vote-rigging claims |access-date=2008-10-22 |date=4 April 2005 |publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://politics.guardian.co.uk/election/story/0,15803,1458341,00.html |title=New fears over postal vote fraud |access-date=2008-10-22 |date=13 April 2005 |work=Guardian |location=London |first1=Audrey |last1=Gillan |first2=Sandra |last2=Laville |first3=Hugh |last3=Muir}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,19809-1564522,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060109115209/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,19809-1564522,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 9, 2006 |title=Labour to halt postal vote fraud but only after election |access-date=2008-10-22 |date=April 11, 2005 |work=Times}}</ref>  
*Both the [[2006 Ugandan general election|2006 election]]<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news|first=Denis |last=Campbell |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1718408,00.html |title=Uganda hit by violence as opposition claims election fraud &#124; World news &#124; The Observer |publisher=Observer.guardian.co.uk |date=2006-02-26 |access-date=2012-11-18 |location=London}}</ref> in [[Uganda]] and the<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/05/kenya.diplomat/?iref=mpstoryview |title=Kibaki hints at power-sharing deal – CNN.com |publisher=Edition.cnn.com |date=2008-01-05 |access-date=2012-11-18}}</ref> [[2007 Kenyan presidential election|2007 election]] in [[Kenya]] were marred by opposition claims of the ruling parties cheating their way to stay in power by massive electoral fraud.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
*Both the 2006 election<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news|first=Denis |last=Campbell |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1718408,00.html |title=Uganda hit by violence as opposition claims election fraud &#124; World news &#124; The Observer |publisher=Observer.guardian.co.uk |date=2006-02-26 |access-date=2012-11-18 |location=London}}</ref> in [[Uganda]] and the<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/05/kenya.diplomat/?iref=mpstoryview |title=Kibaki hints at power-sharing deal – CNN.com |publisher=Edition.cnn.com |date=2008-01-05 |access-date=2012-11-18}}</ref> [[2007 Kenyan presidential election|2007 election]] in [[Kenya]] were marred by opposition claims of the ruling parties cheating their way to stay in power by massive electoral fraud.<ref name=autogenerated1 />


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1934 Italian general election: Facade in Rome, with Mussolini's face and the word "SI" (yes) repeated.

This is a list of controversial elections arranged by continent and date.

By continent

Africa

Asia

Central America

Europe

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2011–2013 Russian protests were motivated by claims that the election process was flawed.

Middle East

North America

Canada

Mexico

United States

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Trump supporters storming outside the Capitol during the January 6 Capitol riots
  • 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election – Democratic candidate Katie Hobbs beat Republican opponent Kari Lake by a margin of just over 0.6% of total votes cast. During the campaign, Hobbs declined to debate Lake in a move that was criticized by Republicans and members of the press. Hobbs served as Secretary of State during the election (meaning she was in charge of administering the election), leading to conflict of interest allegations. On election day, most polls predicated Lake would win the election. When asked if she would accept the election results in the event she lost, Lake refused to answer on multiple occasions. In Maricopa County (where over 60% of Arizona's population resides), an issue occurred across multiple precincts in which ballots were printed too lightly to be read by electronic tabulators. This issue, combined with a high percentage of mail-in ballots and slower than normal processing time, meant that results for the election would not be confirmed until a week after election day. When Hobbs was declared the winner, Lake refused to concede the election. Lake ultimately filed several lawsuits alleging voter suppression and voter fraud. All lawsuits were dismissed or ruled against Lake.

Oceania

South America

Examples of electoral fraud

See also

References

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