{"id":46013,"date":"2016-08-13T14:24:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T18:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=46013"},"modified":"2016-08-13T14:26:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-13T18:26:41","slug":"trump-campaign-launches-drive-to-recruit-election-observers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=46013","title":{"rendered":"Trump campaign launches drive to recruit ‘election observers’"},"content":{"rendered":"

By REBECCA MORIN
\nPOLITICO
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Those who wish to be a Trump “observer” are asked to fill out information on the website that should match their voter registration. | AP Photo<\/p><\/div>\n

Donald Trump’s campaign is seeking to recruit “election observers” following the Republican nominee’s repeated claims that the general election is “rigged<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

In a move that’s unprecedented in a presidential election, the campaign late this week launched a page on its website proclaiming, “Help Me Stop Crooked Hillary From Rigging This Election! Please fill out this form to receive more information about becoming a volunteer Trump Election Observer.”<\/p>\n

Those who wish to be a Trump “observer” are asked to fill out information on the website that should match their voter registration. Once submitted, voters are directed to a donation page.<\/p>\n

Hours before the site gained traction Friday night, Trump said<\/a> at a rally in Altoona, Pennsylvania, that the only way he would lose in Pennsylvania is “if cheating goes on.”<\/p>\n

\u201cShe can\u2019t beat what\u2019s happening here. The only way they can beat it in my opinion, and I mean this 100 percent, if in certain sections of the state they cheat,\u201d Trump said of Clinton campaign in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Although laws vary from state to state, campaigning by political parties is typically banned at polling sites under voter intimidation laws.<\/p>\n