FBI investigates attempted breach of local election network in Ohio

News comes at a time when Republicans across the country claim without evidence that America's electoral system is fraudulent

The FBI is investigating an attempted breach of a local election network in the state of Ohio that occurred last spring.

A private laptop was plugged into the election network in the office of John Hamercheck, the chairman of the Lake county board of commissioners, on 4 May - the day of Ohio's spring primary election - according to the Washington Post.