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Pa. ‘Probably' Won't Know Presidential Election Results on Nov. 3, Wolf Says
nbcphiladelphia ^ | 10/30/2020 | Rudy Chinchilla

Posted on 10/30/2020 12:12:45 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

An influx of millions of mail-in ballots across Pennsylvania means that the state will probably not know the results of the presidential race on Election Night, Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday as he urged patience while results are certified.

The warning came as the governor and Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar revealed some 2.1 million mail-in ballots have been returned already, with the total expected to rise to around 3 million by the time the Nov. 3 election happens.

“The fact is, counting the surge in mail in ballots is gonna take, we’re sure, more time than it used to,” Wolf said. “And we probably won’t know the results on Election Night, so all of us are gonna have to be patient.”

Uncertainty in Pennsylvania – a crucial swing state pickup for both President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden – on Election Night will likely have an effect on the entire race and could delay the time, or even date, by which prognosticators may declare a winner.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcphiladelphia.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: election; presidential; results; wolf
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To: ClearCase_guy

I figure with the rioting that election day in-person voting in Philly will be significantly impacted. They might actually not reach their 105% of registered voters like 2016.


21 posted on 10/30/2020 12:49:33 PM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!)
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To: cgbg

If Trumps election night lead is less than 3% and I’d still be nervous.


22 posted on 10/30/2020 12:50:08 PM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Scumbag.


23 posted on 10/30/2020 12:52:09 PM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: faithhopecharity

They did wonders in 2018 this way. At least Arizona senate seat and a bunch of house seats were gained this way. Sucks!!!! Of course we just accept it and move on.


24 posted on 10/30/2020 1:04:01 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

They’re going to do what they did in the primary.

The primary was Tuesday June 2nd.
June 4th - Biden had 734,400 votes with 98% of districts reporting.
Biden wound up with 1,264,624 when the counting was done.
42% of his vote came in in the last 2% counted.

June 4th - Trump had 861,822
At last report, he had 1,053,616 total votes.
The last 2% accounted for 18% of his total.

530,224 Biden ballots were counted AFTER 98% of the districts returned results.


25 posted on 10/30/2020 1:08:55 PM PDT by Varda
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To: euram
Mail-in ballots are counted by scanners just like in-person votes, they aren’t counted by hand. Why would it take longer?

From another article:

Starting at 7 a.m. on Nov. 3, the ballot envelopes will be put through sorting machines that Philadelphia bought after inspecting similar equipment used by Orange County in California. The machines scan the outer envelopes and reject any that lack a signature. Each envelope is then sliced open on another machine.

Suction cups separate the two sides of the envelope, and an election worker extracts the secrecy envelope. If it’s missing, the “naked” ballot must be tossed out, a court has ruled....

The secrecy envelopes are put back into the slicing machine to be cut open. Workers then remove and unfold the ballots, one by one, and insert them into scanners that tabulate the votes.

And that's in Philadelphia, where they've bought the fancy machines. More rural counties have a more labor intensive process.

Now multiply times 3 million ballots.

26 posted on 10/30/2020 1:12:59 PM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("The rat always knows when he's in with weasels."--Tom Waits)
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To: napscoordinator

Like him or not the Bush campaign prevented the D!: from stealing Florida and with it the election. That attempt to steal an election, plus the Minnesota senate seat and more, is clear warning how the DNC plans to “win” now


27 posted on 10/30/2020 1:13:23 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (Politicians are not born, they are excreted. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Varda
🙏🙏🙏
28 posted on 10/30/2020 1:15:14 PM PDT by Ciexyz (Prayers for America.)
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To: conservativepoet

They sure do want that delayed result don’t they?


29 posted on 10/30/2020 1:55:26 PM PDT by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: Bshaw

They do, but I think they’re in for a surprise.


30 posted on 10/30/2020 1:58:20 PM PDT by conservativepoet
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To: Bshaw

SIREN: Bloomberg News reports Biden advisers are worried about Black and Hispanic voter turnout

https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2020/10/30/siren-bloomberg-news-reports-biden-advisers-are-worried-about-black-and-hispanic-voter-turnout/


31 posted on 10/30/2020 1:59:04 PM PDT by conservativepoet
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Thanks to JohnRoberts, the Philadelphia democrats have extra days to generate the votes to flip the Trump win on Nov3.


32 posted on 10/30/2020 2:08:54 PM PDT by oldbill
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Pelosi says that whatever the vote is Biden will be inaugurated on Janary 21


33 posted on 10/30/2020 2:11:56 PM PDT by arthurus (covfefe ?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It takes time to sort out all those mailed-in votes and to dispose of or alter incorrect votes.


34 posted on 10/30/2020 2:13:47 PM PDT by arthurus (covfefe !)
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To: elcid1970

And Roberts okayed it.


35 posted on 10/30/2020 2:15:41 PM PDT by arthurus (covfefe ,,)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

We will have enough votes to overcome any fraud. And we probably won’t need PA for our 270. Remember, we didn’t know MI until the next day.


36 posted on 10/30/2020 5:22:39 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration
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To: napscoordinator

We are better prepared to handle them this time.


37 posted on 10/30/2020 5:23:43 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration
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