Trump, writing on Twitter, said: “We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case. This is the big one. Our Country needs a victory!”

He also played down, in a separate tweet, a case filed against Pennsylvania’s election results in which the Supreme Court rejected an emergency action:

“This was not my case as has been so incorrectly reported. The case that everyone has been waiting for is the State’s case with Texas and numerous others joining. It is very strong, ALL CRITERIA MET. How can you have a presidency when a vast majority think the election was RIGGED?”

It wasn’t immediately clear what Trump meant by saying that his team would be “intervening” in the case. He must petition the Supreme Court to be allowed to intervene.

In a string of later tweets, several of which Twitter labeled as “disputed,” Trump continued his attack:

• “There is massive evidence of widespread fraud in the four states (plus) mentioned in the Texas suit. Just look at all of the tapes and affidavits!”
• “RIGGED ELECTION!”
• “We will soon be learning about the word ‘courage’, and saving our Country. I received hundreds of thousands of legal votes more, in all of the Swing States, than did my opponent. ALL Data taken after the vote says that it was impossible for me to lose unless FIXED!”
• “No candidate has ever won both Florida and Ohio and lost. I won them both, by a lot! #SupremeCourt”
• #OVERTURN

He provided no details on whether it would be his presidential campaign or the U.S. Justice Department that would take action.

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Officials from the four states at issue have called the lawsuit a reckless attack on democracy while legal experts gave it little chance to succeed. It was filed directly with the Supreme Court rather than with a lower court, as is permitted for certain litigation between states.The Texas suit, brought by the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, seeks to prevent electors from Michigan, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania from participating in the Electoral College on Dec. 14.

Paxton’s case repeats allegations about mail-in voting that have been rejected by other courts across the nation.

Source – https://www.newsmax.com/

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The parties released their proposals and expressed fears that the electoral body allayed at the weekend.The National Electoral Commission (Nec) held a meeting with all political parties last week in which they were told to sign new codes of conduct or risk being excluded from election campaigns.

Nec chairman judge (retired) Semistocles Kaijage said during the meeting that the body had completed receiving opinions about the draft regulations and that it was finalising the process.

Opposition parties fear that the regulations that will guide elections of ward councilors, Members of Parliament and the president will be gazetted without their inputs.

“We sent our comments in writing but Nec is finalising the process without any meeting with stakeholders to discuss the final draft,” said ACT-Wazalendo secretary general Ado Shaibu as he questioned the motive behind.

“The regulations have many flaws, we already have submitted our proposals. We could ensure that our inputs have been accommodated if we have a meet-ing with NEC, something that is not happening,” added Mr Shaibu at a press briefing.

Some of the gaps, according to him, include making it optional for the Nec to invite international observers and ban them from commenting on the elections until they are over and a report has been issued.”It should be mandatory to invite observers,” he said.

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He said the regulations also make it optional for returning officers to issue agents with copy of results.

Chadema is also protesting the absence of a clause that allows civic organisations to appeal once denied permit to participate in civic awareness.Chadema also wanted parties to be allowed to object a returning officer they doubt.

Nec director of elections Dr Wilson Mahera was quoted as saying that those are baseless claims as the com-mission was involving the parties thoroughly.

He said Nec has powers to make the regulations even without the involve-ment of the political parties.

Source – https://allafrica.com/stories/202006030491.html

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