Jimmy Carter: Claims of rigged vote 'unfounded and irresponsible'

ATLANTA — President Jimmy Carter said allegations that this fall's elections will be rigged are "baseless."

The former president released a statement on Wednesday, along with The Carter Center, the human rights organization he founded after leaving the White House.

Carter's statement doesn't specifically mention Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has repeatedly complained that the election is rigged against him.

The statement said recent claims about rigging of U.S. elections are "unfounded and irresponsible."

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“Based on our knowledge of the electoral system in the United States and of the many independent analyses of U.S. polling processes, The Carter Center has great confidence in the overall administrative integrity of U.S. elections,” the statement said, in part.

The Carter Center has monitored more than 100 elections around the world but never in the U.S. Carter says he's seen "problematic" elections in that work.

Carter said "allegations of potential rigging of U.S. elections, as well as of widespread voter fraud, are baseless, serving only to undermine confidence in our democratic processes and inflame tensions."

CLICK HERE to read the entire statement from The Carter Center's official website.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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