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Trump Distorts Maryland’s Primary Ballot Mix-up to Attack Mail-in Voting

Trump Distorts Maryland’s Primary Ballot Mix-up to Attack Mail-in Voting

Maryland election officials are mailing replacement ballots to voters after a vendor error led to some voters receiving a mail-in ballot for the wrong political party’s primary in June. However, in criticizing the mix-up, President Donald Trump distorted the facts to claim that 500,000 “fake,” “corrupt” and “illegal” ballots had been mailed to ensure “Democrats win.”