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Thousands of Pennsylvania voters have had their mail ballot applications challenged
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Thousands of Pennsylvania voters have had their mail ballot applications challenged

NPR  

Thousands of Pennsylvania voters have had their mail ballot applications challenged toggle caption Hannah Beier/Getty Images PHILADELPHIA — Thousands of last-minute challenges to voters’ mail ballot applications, along with baseless claims by former President Donald Trump about an investigation into suspicious voter registration forms, are adding pressure on Pennsylvania county officials in the election's final hours. Thousands of challenges target …

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GOP’s election inquiry: Courts, conspiracies and more costs
2 years, 10 months ago

GOP’s election inquiry: Courts, conspiracies and more costs

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Republican inquiry into Pennsylvania’s 2020 presidential election inspired by former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud has spawned several court cases as it expands into multiple courses of inquiry, grows in cost and shows signs it will drag well into 2022. The Republican senator in charge, Sen. Cris Dush, R-Jefferson, is targeting Fulton County …

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Court puts hold on GOP inspection of county voting machines
2 years, 11 months ago

Court puts hold on GOP inspection of county voting machines

Associated Press  

McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. — An inspection of voting machines in a heavily Republican county in Pennsylvania as part of a GOP “investigation” into the 2020 presidential election was moments away from starting Friday until the state Supreme Court put it on hold. The equipment in question — computers, electronic pollbooks, ballot scanners and possibly more — was about to be wheeled …

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Court won’t block entire election ‘investigation’ subpoena
2 years, 11 months ago

Court won’t block entire election ‘investigation’ subpoena

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania court declined Monday to block an entire subpoena to state election officials in what Republican state lawmakers call a “forensic investigation” of 2020’s presidential election, fueled by former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims that Democrats stole the election. The subpoena had requested a 17 categories of records, much of it public, but also wanted information …

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New front in GOP election ‘investigation’ draws challenges
3 years ago

New front in GOP election ‘investigation’ draws challenges

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Lawyers for Wolf’s top election official, Veronica DeGraffenreid, asked a court late Friday afternoon to stop a digital data exchange scheduled for next Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania’s sparsely populated Fulton County. Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems warned Fulton County that granting the Senate Republicans’ contractor access to its equipment to get the digital data violates their contract. …

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Privacy and Trump dominate arguments in GOP’s election case
3 years ago

Privacy and Trump dominate arguments in GOP’s election case

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The separation of powers, the privacy of voters and what former President Donald Trump wants dominated arguments in a Pennsylvania court Wednesday as Democrats seek to block a subpoena to state election officials in what Republicans call a “forensic investigation” of last year’s presidential election. Much of Wednesday’s debate in court revolved around whether the Senate’s inquiry …

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Top Pennsylvania Republican expects subpoenas will be necessary for election investigation
3 years, 3 months ago

Top Pennsylvania Republican expects subpoenas will be necessary for election investigation

Raw Story  

Saying he's doubtful the state agency responsible for election oversight will cooperate with a taxpayer-funded investigation into Pennsylvania's two most recent elections, the top Senate Republican expects subpoenas will be the next step. Corman accused Degraffenreid, who took over after former Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar resigned in February, of “intimidating" county leaders since the review began, citing a July …

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Pennsylvania lawmaker says he's taking election probe 'very seriously' after feud with pro-Trump colleague
3 years, 4 months ago

Pennsylvania lawmaker says he's taking election probe 'very seriously' after feud with pro-Trump colleague

Raw Story  

The Pennsylvania lawmaker now tasked with leading an investigation into the state's elections says he's taking the newfound responsibility “very seriously." The change has resulted in a political feud, with Mastriano — a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump — accusing Corman of “stonewalling" his efforts to conduct a review into the 2020 general and 2021 primary elections. Audit …

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