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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.