Up for the count: Election workers toil away in Pennsylvania

The Associated Press ^ | November 7, 2020

[Oldeconomybuyer]

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow but growing margin in the presidential race drew him closer to winning Pennsylvania’s cache of 20 electoral votes as teams of ballot counters in some counties resumed their toil into the weekend.

The canvassing that in a normal year would have wrapped up Friday will carry into next week, with many counties waiting until Monday to begin going through provisional ballots.

Tens of thousands of remaining mail-in ballots - as well as the provisional ballots and those cast by military and overseas voters - will decide whether Biden’s slim lead holds up or if Republican President Donald Trump can find the votes he needs to repeat his 2016 victory in the state.

Starting to count provisional ballots on Monday, some counties decided, will help ensure that they can include all valid mail-in votes arriving by Friday that were sent on or before Election Day. Philadelphia officials said Friday that process may take several days.

Fewer than 100,000 mail-in ballots remain to be counted across the state.

In Allegheny County, which includes Pittsburgh, the crew worked through lunch Friday, counting and sorting ballots. Officials were unsure when their count would be complete, but Allegheny County spokesperson Amie Downs said it would resume Saturday morning. Philadelphia counters also planned to count more ballots Saturday.

Pennsylvania elections officials were not allowed to process mail-in ballots until Election Day under state law, and those ballots have skewed heavily in Biden’s favor after Trump spent months claiming without proof that voting by mail would lead to widespread voter fraud.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Lindsay Ladd, right, embraces her partner Jess Jones during a rally in support of counting the vote outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 in Philadelphia.

Supporters of President Donald Trump demonstrate outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center where votes are being counted, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in Philadelphia.

Demonstrators stand outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center where votes are being counted, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in Philadelphia.

Rolf Sturm, an advocate for getting the vote out, stands dressed as a mailbox during a rally in support of counting the vote outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 in Philadelphia.

[V_TWIN]

Hard work that......stealing an election.

[Sacajaweau]

If they weren’t there by closing on election day, they shouldn’t be counted. Every county had a drop off point.

[PghBaldy]

“with many counties waiting until Monday” WHY? They say they want to count, why not now?

Trump Tweeted and talked about their plans to steal it. Did he have any plans to stop it?

[ActresponsiblyinVA]

I hope all the anti-Trump voters understand what they are voting for.

[dontreadthis]

China Joe’s Sweat Shop

[allendale]

The longer that these corrupt Democrat Secretaries of States are prevented by court challenges, demands for recounts and real investigations that will result in their arrests, the greater the liklihood that the hard evidence of widespread fraud can be collected and brought before the courts for redress and rectification. Also it is essential that trump exlains the fraud, cites clear examples and hard evidence to the American people. Biden must not be allowed to claim victory.

[V_TWIN]

I hope the SCOTUS says something like that but I’m not holding my breath

[Sirius Lee]

I hope all the anti-Trump voters understand what they are voting for.

Mice just want the free cheese. They are incapable of understanding why it's free.

[MAGAthon]

toil away???

what a laugh. no wonder no “writers” are attributed to this piece of garbage.

[tennmountainman]

Toil away?
Toil away fabricating votes.

[lightman]

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[mewzilla]

Donald J. Trump
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Big press conference today in Philadelphia at Four Seasons Total Landscaping — 11:30am!
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[joma89]

What they really mean is democrat operatives tool away to steal an election.

JoMa

[edh]

Wow! They must have worked hard to print those nice looking signs up so quickly.

[Travis McGee]

https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/1325075426318938128

[Travis McGee]

See the Philly Fraud chart full size at the link:

https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/1325075426318938128

[Travis McGee]

See the Philly Fraud chart full size at the link:

https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/1325075426318938128

[Recharged71]

Toil Away???

Give me a break.These frauds have created their own BS. While most of the country has finished these morons can’t find their ass with either hand.

[napscoordinator]

If he steals the election, watch them redo the census. Ugh!