Political Science Expert: Judges Can’t Consider Anything but Facts in Election Fraud Cases – wvua23.com

Many Americans and U.S. politicians who support President Donald Trump are insistent that the 2020 election outcome was falsified thanks to election fraud, but those assertions have not held up in court.

The main points of contention surround states in which Biden bested Trump by a slim margin, including Georgia and Pennsylvania. Some Donal Trump supporters allege the states counted ballots that should not have been counted or that states changed laws illegally ahead of the election.

Several state and federal lawsuits were filed alleging misconduct after the election, but were thrown out because of a lack of evidence. No widespread voter fraud was found in any state after investigations and recounts.

University of Alabama Assistant Political Science Professor Allen Linken said he understands voters’ frustrations, but judges cannot rule on anything but the facts presented.

“There will always be, when a 100 million people are voting, one or two weird things,” Linken said. “There will always be a water main break, or a voting machine that goes down. There will always be a long line. But the challenge isn’t to prove that there’s one instance or two or three, it’s to prove that there was a coordinated effort to accomplish those things in violation of law. A coordinated effort to do it. And it hasn’t been proven in one court, much less in all six contested states.”

Even if five of the six contested states threw out their election returns, Linken said Biden still has enough Electoral College votes to win the White House.

State Electoral College votes were approved by the U.S. House and Senate early Wednesday morning, hours after a violent mob broke down barriers, injured police officers and stormed the Capitol building while lawmakers were inside.

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