Posted on 07/13/2021 6:41:40 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Pennsylvania Republican State Sen Doug Mastriano announced that he will launch a “forensic investigation of the 2020 General Election and 2021 Primary.”
In his announcement, Mastriano detailed his decision and why it is so important.
A forensic investigation of our election results and processes for the 2020 General Election and the 2021 Primary will go a long way to restore trust in our system. Voting is the fundamental right of all citizens. We should continually look for ways to improve the voting process to ensure every voice is heard.
Today, as Chair of the Intergovernmental Operations Committee, I issued letters to several counties requesting information and materials needed to conduct a forensic investigation of the 2020 General Election and the 2021 Primary.
We have asked these counties to respond by July 31st with a plan to comply. The counties represent different geographical regions of Pennsylvania and differing political makeups. Some are Republican while others are Democrat, which means that this will be a balanced investigation.
Democrats are in a panic over Mastriano’s announcement that his committee has enough votes to force a forensic audit in both Republican and Democratic counties.
In fact, Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Pennsylvania to “protect’ the votes.
That certainly seems as if Biden and Democrats are worried about something.
Mastriano also detailed how he believes top officials in Pennsylvania may have skirted the rules or done things unethically in the election:
Additionally, in the weeks leading up to the election, the Department of State repeatedly altered the manner in which Pennsylvania’s election was conducted. Those who voted in person were held to a higher standard than those who mailed in their ballots. Signatures required for mail-in ballots were rendered meaningless as the PA Supreme Court ruled that ballots could not be rejected based on an analysis of the voter’s signature.
On September 17th, the PA Supreme Court ruled that counties had to count ballots received up to three days after Election Day. A week before the election, the Department of State told the U.S. Supreme Court that ballots received after 8 p.m. on November 3rd would be segregated. But the department changed the rules two days before the election and directed counties to canvass those ballots upon receipt. The U.S. Supreme Court had to step in and order the counties to segregate the ballots.
Just hours before the polls opened on November 3, the department changed the rules again by providing late guidance on how to help voters whose mail-in or absentee ballots were incorrectly completed. The “guidance” resulted in inconsistent application across the Commonwealth. Some counties contacted voters as directed while others did not. There was no basis for that guidance in current or case law.
“It would defy logic to assume that an election with the kinds of drastic changes we saw in 2020 was run perfectly with zero errors or fraud,” Mastriano said.
“A full forensic investigation is critically necessary for our Commonwealth for the sake of transparency and accountability. There is nothing to fear if there is nothing to hide. Those who have concerns about the integrity of the 2020 and 2021 elections will have those concerns investigated and hopefully addressed. Those who think that there was zero voter fraud, no irregularities, and that the elections were conducted perfectly will have the chance to be vindicated,” he added.
Philadelphia County would be a good start.
I love the smell of schadenfreude in the morning......
If the votes are there for a forensic audit, then vote for a forensic audit and stop talking about it.
I wonder why he’s not doing Allegheny County (Pittsburgh).
Umm hmmm....
Good! Philadelphia I hope will be audited.
I think Allegheny is legitimately F’ed.
They should prepare to be arrested by an FBI SWAT team for “interfering with the election on baseless accusations”
So if it is proven, Joe really lost but he remains in power, wouldn’t all of his policies and executive orders be illegitimate, null and void?
Sure, wake us all up sometime before noon but not after President Trump is declared 46th president.
Thaaaats gonna leave a mark !
( don’t think that will buff out /-)
.[ tail a’ wagging here ]
Good news is always appreciated. Thanks for posting.
The FBI is more likely to use a SWAT team on people looking for election fraud then it is on people committing election fraud.
Philly is one of the three. I would have preferred delaware county. smaller easier and just as corrupt. Doug said he sent a letter to Biden asking to meet up while he was in philly. Doubt he said yes. Hard to script for that kind of discussion.
Joe lies. There is no ‘sacred Constitutional right to vote’!
There may not be an answer to this, because we are in uncharted territory, but if Pres Trump is reinstated before 2024, does he get to run and possible win in 2024?
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