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Tensions rise as protesters amass outside Phoenix ballot-counting facility

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Hundreds of Trump supporters claim the election was stolen from the President - NBC's Gadi Schwartz reports

Arizona election officials are debunking Trump supporters' claim that their ballots were voided because they were filled out with a Sharpie marker.

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The controversy is centered in Maricopa County, where voters claimed they were targeted at their polling centers for supporting Trump and given Sharpies to fill in their ballots.

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In Arizona, hundreds of Trump supporters and some armed gathered outside a phoenix election center saying the election was stolen from the president.

Protesters were outside the center, looking to keep the count going as the race tightens.

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