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PA GOP challenges votes before polls open


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Polls had not even opened in Pennsylvania before local election boards began fielding thousands of objections to ballots cast by people living abroad.

experts Protect Our Republica nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting elections, discussed this at a media briefing Monday afternoon.

John Jones III, a former federal judge in Pennsylvania appointed by then-President George W. Bush. Six Republican members of the US House of Representatives A man from Pennsylvania tried the same maneuver last month. before being struck down in federal court..

“Thousands of ballots were challenged,” Jones said. “Therefore, election offices will have to examine them piece by piece and make a decision.”

Jones also predicted that because boards tend to follow the same approach, they “will resolve these pretty quickly and dismiss challenges.”

The crux of the debate: Allegations that state election officials are not doing enough To verify the identities of US military personnel and their spouses who voted while serving in other countries.

Response from U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner last week — Members of Congress waited until so close to the election that they had no right to sue and “could not state a valid cause of action.”

Chris BrennanUSA TODAY