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Articles for Luzerne County

Turnover has plagued local election offices since 2020. One swing state county is trying to recover
1 year, 2 months ago

Turnover has plagued local election offices since 2020. One swing state county is trying to recover

Associated Press  

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The polls had just opened for last year’s midterms in Pennsylvania when the phones began ringing at the election office in Luzerne County. “This feels like a really precarious spot.” In Pennsylvania, officials estimate 40 of the state’s 67 county election offices have new directors or deputy directors since 2020. “I try to tell people we got …

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Election Day ballot problems in Pennsylvania county examined
1 year, 8 months ago

Election Day ballot problems in Pennsylvania county examined

Associated Press  

Election Day shortages of the paper needed to run voting machinery caused significant problems in a northeastern Pennsylvania county in November, but the extent of the problem or what caused it are still unclear, witnesses told a congressional committee Tuesday. The fact-finding, billed by the Republican majority as a look into “government voter suppression” in Luzerne, included anecdotal reports of …

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Ballot shortages, machine errors, voting disputes: Inside a pattern of election problems in one PA county
1 year, 10 months ago

Ballot shortages, machine errors, voting disputes: Inside a pattern of election problems in one PA county

Raw Story  

She may not have known it, but on Nov. 8, Beth Gilbert McBride was experiencing a Luzerne County election tradition. Last week, however, the County Council announced one change it hopes will put county elections back on track: another new elections director, with Gilbert McBride returning to the deputy position. Denise Williams, a Democrat who has been chair of the …

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Fact-check: Team Trump capitalizes on Pennsylvania ballot incident to baselessly accuse Democrats of ‘stealing’ the election
4 years, 3 months ago

Fact-check: Team Trump capitalizes on Pennsylvania ballot incident to baselessly accuse Democrats of ‘stealing’ the election

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump and his campaign are spreading disinformation about an incident in Pennsylvania where nine ballots were improperly discarded, and are falsely claiming it proves widespread “voter fraud” and that Democrats are “trying to steal the election.” According to federal and local authorities, an election worker improperly threw out nine military ballots in Luzerne County, and …

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Feds, In Unusual Statement, Announce They're Investigating A Few Discarded Ballots
4 years, 3 months ago

Feds, In Unusual Statement, Announce They're Investigating A Few Discarded Ballots

NPR  

Feds, In Unusual Statement, Announce They're Investigating A Few Discarded Ballots Enlarge this image toggle caption Gene J. Puskar/AP Gene J. Puskar/AP Updated Friday, Sept. 25 at 11:08 a.m. ET The FBI and the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said Thursday that they are investigating "potential issues" with nine military ballots in one county. Voting rights experts …

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Pennsylvania’s blue-collar voters see danger — and back Trump
4 years, 3 months ago

Pennsylvania’s blue-collar voters see danger — and back Trump

LA Times  

There are no mass protests over racial injustice or police brutality here, and the only fires or violence Wendy Williams encounters are on television and online. Trump’s racially loaded calls for “law and order” in the face of mostly peaceful protests, and his dire warnings that Democratic nominee Joe Biden will “demolish the suburbs,” have alienated some voters in the …

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