Trump campaign claims voter fraud in Nevada; protests continue in Pennsylvania

The campaign of US President Donald Trump has alleged that 10,000 Americans voted in the state of Nevada despite no longer living there, while pro and anti-Trump protests continue in Pennsylvania.

The Trump campaign was planning to sue the Democratic administration of Nevada over the issue of voter fraud, Fox News reported.

It is unclear on what evidence Trump’s team were making their allegations. Joe Biden was holding a slim lead of less than one percent over Trump in Nevada, which accounts for six Electoral College votes. As of Thursday afternoon, eastern time (ET), around 76 percent of the vote was counted.

Meanwhile, the counting of mail-in ballots in Philadelphia, the capital of Pennsylvania, has been temporarily halted as Democrats ask the state's top court to reverse a lower court ruling on ballot count observers, MSNBC reported.

Election workers had been processing ballots for 24 hours a day since Election Day.

The Trump and Biden campaigns see the state’s 20 electoral votes as essential to clinch victory. Trump is leading Biden.

Meanwhile, pro- and anti-Trump protesters continued to face off throughout the morning outside the Pennsylvania convention center, where Philadelphia election officials were counting mail-in ballots.

A small pro-Trump group gathered on the sidewalk across the street while a second group of demonstrators demanded every vote be counted.

One of the people who attended the protests was Elio Fortina. He came to Philadelphia from New York City and said he was concerned there were illegal votes being mailed in.

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