The Republican Party in Nevada has sent a criminal referral of what it described as “at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud” to US Attorney General, William Barr.

The party explained that the alleged electoral fraud involved people who are no longer residents in the State but had voted after they had moved away from the State.

“Our lawyers just sent a criminal referral to AG Barr regarding at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud. We expect that number to grow substantially,” the party said.

It added, “Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV.”

However, counting has continued in Nevada which currently shows Democrat Joe Biden slightly ahead of Republican Donald Trump by just over 11,400 votes, with 89% of ballots counted.

President Trump had earlier accused the Democrats of trying to steal the election, adding that there was “tremendous litigation going on” to stop the vote-counting in several key states.