US Elections: Donald Trump summons the dark past of rigged elections

The history of American elections is one of violence and dirty tricks. Yet it is also a history of robust reform, writes Kathlyn Cramer Brownell

All week, Republican US presidential nominee, Donald Trump, has been warning his supporters to expect rampant voter fraud.

He doubled down on this during the third presidential debate, on Wednesday night, citing the “millions” of names added to the “bloated” voter rolls as one reason he might not be able to accept the election results.