How to prevent elections from being stolen − lessons from around the world for the US

As President Trump and other Republicans cast doubt on the legitimacy of the US electoral system, other democracies offer lessons in protecting the integrity of voting systems.

By: Shelley Inglis, Rutgers University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: February 26, 2026

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Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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By Shelley Inglis, Rutgers University

President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address on Feb. 24, 2026, doubled down on his false claims that the U.S. elections system is compromised. He asserted that “the cheating is rampant in our elections. It’s rampant.”

These pronouncements follow the January 2026 FBI seizure of 2020 ballots from Fulton County, Georgia, and the president’s recent call for the Republican Party to nationalize elections. …

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