US voters call for reform after challenges dropped

US citizens living overseas can vote in some US elections in the last place they live.

But thousands of absentee ballot challenges were submitted in Pennsylvania minutes before a cutoff.

Rachael Bellis , 37 , from London , said she felt it was "unconstitutional" and reform needed to prevent "spurious" mass challenges being made in future elections.

The ACLU said the challenges appeared to be part of a coordinated campaign.

Lycoming County's board of elections rejected all 71 challenges with a unanimous 3 -0 vote.

Lawyer Karen DiSalvo said she was trying to fix "a very serious vulnerability" in the registration process.

Meghan Horvath , 48 , from London , said she thought the email was a scam when she first received it as it mentioned a $ 10 fee and $ 15,000 fine.

She said nobody should have "the right to disenfranchise" her and the state should "ensure that ballots like mine be honoured".

Dr McFadden said she regretted "not knowing enough" about the disenfranchisement of marginalised voters.

She did not feel the challenges would have changed the election result if successful.