A new survey from the Economist/YouGov revealed one in five people are concerned that the upcoming presidential election will not be fair.
“How much confidence do you have that the 2024 presidential election will be held fairly?” the survey asked.
Only 29 percent said they gave a “great deal” of confidence it will be fair, followed by 18 percent who said they have “quite a bit” of confidence.
24 percent of those surveyed said they have a “moderate” amount of confidence, while 22 percent either have a “little” confidence or none at all.
Of those questioned, nine percent said they have “none at all” and another six percent remained unsure.
The survey, taken October 19-22, 2024, studied 1,615 adult American citizens.
Earlier this year, the Republican National Committee and the presidential campaign for former President Donald Trump announced their plan to mobilize over 100,000 “election integrity” volunteers and lawyers across battleground states for the 2024 election.
The initiative includes having volunteers to monitor both polling voting sites and ballot tabulation centers in what the RNC said would be the “most extensive and monumental election integrity program in the nation’s history.”
An “Election Integrity Hotline” will also reportedly be set up in each state where lawyers will monitor questions or concerns from those monitoring the voting.
“Every ballot. Every precinct. Every processing center. Every county. Every battleground state. We will be there,” RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump said. “The RNC is hiring hundreds of election integrity staff across the map – more than ever before because our Party will be recruiting thousands of more observers to protect the vote in 2024. These campaign officials in states are tasked with recruiting, training, and when possible, shifting poll watchers and poll workers day in and day out.”
The RNC said that it would have five main focuses for observation and potential litigation including voting machine testing, early voting, election day voting, mail ballot processing, and post-election audits and recounts.
