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Man arrested in Texas for trying to vote twice in U.S. election

Voters arrive at a polling place to cast their ballots on November 8, 2016 in Brock, Texas. Ron Jenkins/Getty Images

A man was arrested in Fort Bend County, Texas on Tuesday night for attempting to vote twice.

According to a tweet from the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office, the man claimed that he was just testing the system and that he worked for Republican candidate Donald Trump.

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This isn’t the first time this presidential election someone tried to vote multiple times.

A woman was arrested in Iowa for casting early ballots in two locations last week. The local newspaper, the Des Moines Register, reported that she was a registered Republican. The woman, Terri Rote, told Iowa Public Radio that she voted twice for Trump because “the polls are rigged.”

READ MORE: Iowa woman charged with voter fraud says she voted for Donald Trump twice because ‘polls are rigged’

With files from Reuters

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