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Pennsylvania Democrats Warn of ‘Delays’ Counting Midterm Votes after Sending Out 240,000 Unverified Ballots
SLAY ^ | October 27, 2022 | Frank Bergman

Posted on 10/27/2022 8:45:17 AM PDT by Red Badger

Pennsylvania Democrats have warned the state’s residents that they should expect “delays” in the counting of their votes in the midterm elections.

The warning comes after Democrat officials in the state sent out 240,000 unverified ballots in the mail.

Voters have now been told to expect “delays” just one day after 15 Pennsylvania House Republicans sent a letter to acting Secretary of State Leigh Chapman, a Democrat, demanding to know why 240,000 unverified ballots had been mailed out to voters.

The lawmakers note that “according to the law,” the ballots must now “be set aside and not counted for the 2022 General Election unless the voter produces lD.”

Chapman responded by revealing that there will likely be delays in posting the results after the midterm elections.

“It’s really important for us to get accurate information about the election process in Pennsylvania,” Chapman said during a virtual conference.

She continued by claiming it would likely take “several days” to count and certify the votes.

“So voters and the public know that when there are delays in counting, it doesn’t mean that there’s anything nefarious happening,” Chapman said.

“It’s just what the law is in Pennsylvania.”

According to Chapman, the delays would be attributed to poll workers not being able to pre-canvas or count mail-in ballots prior to election day.

She also encouraged voters to go ahead and send in their ballots.

However, the advice is contrary to Republican messaging, which urges voters to hold onto their mail-in ballots and turn them in to their local board of elections on election day.

Yet Chapman insists that this advice said could (somehow) cause voters to become disenfranchised.

“We have heard that there’s messaging out there in Pennsylvania, as far as instructing voters to hold onto their mail-in ballots,” she said.

“As part of our voter education campaign, we encourage voters to request that mail-in ballot now and return it as soon as possible.

“We don’t want voters to delay.”

Chapman took the opportunity to convey concerns she says stem from “misinformation” – threats to interrupt voting and calls to delay the sending of mail-in ballots.

According to Lehigh Valley News:

While she didn’t detail a specific incident, Chapman said there have been reports of threats aimed at the voting process throughout the state. She promised that her office has worked to investigate any threat made toward a free and fair election.

“Since I’ve been in office in January, we have constantly met with the FBI and Homeland Security just to talk through what the current threat landscape is and tools that we can give our counties to make sure that they have physical security protection as well as cyber security protection,” she said.

“So it’s been great to partner with both the federal and state law enforcement organizations. We are in constant communication with them and it’s a situation that we are monitoring,” Chapman added.

According to Chapman, over 1.2 million mail-in ballots have been requested across the state, and 43% – or 556,000, have been returned.

So does that mean that nearly 25% of mail-in ballots sent out were unverified?


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1 posted on 10/27/2022 8:45:17 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Of course...

Fraud takes a little time.


2 posted on 10/27/2022 8:46:12 AM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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To: Red Badger

The highly organized and efficient nation of Brazil had their results the next day.


3 posted on 10/27/2022 8:47:03 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: Red Badger

The hell you say!? 🤔


4 posted on 10/27/2022 8:47:10 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: Red Badger

Democrats are great a creating chaos. Fixing things - not so good.


5 posted on 10/27/2022 8:48:48 AM PDT by ProudDeplorable (Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ~ Ronald Reagan)
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To: Red Badger

They were verified. The Dems verified that the ballot was pre-completed with a vote for Shapiro and Fetterman.


6 posted on 10/27/2022 8:49:03 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: Red Badger

The Commonstealth of Pennsylvania is a nasty land full of Ukraine-style corruption and low IQs, which has elected people like Casey the dumber.


7 posted on 10/27/2022 8:51:56 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: Red Badger

The PA legislature seems to be chillin’. Maybe statehood is too much for them.


8 posted on 10/27/2022 8:52:48 AM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: Red Badger

I suppose Hillary isn’t concerned with this “little delay”, or a Pa steal !


9 posted on 10/27/2022 8:53:29 AM PDT by bantam
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To: nwrep

The Pa legislature , ie GOP, are the largest group of cucks on this planet!


10 posted on 10/27/2022 8:54:54 AM PDT by bantam
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To: Red Badger

All of France has there vote counted by midnight. Kinda pisses me off to know PA can’t keep up with France when it is obvious what is required to real safe and secure election.


11 posted on 10/27/2022 8:57:21 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA ( Scratch a leftist and you'll find a fascist )
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To: Red Badger

And why are they only dem ballots?


12 posted on 10/27/2022 9:00:46 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: ConservativeInPA
... it is obvious what is required to real safe and secure election.

The LAST THING THE UNIPARTY WANTS IS A "real safe and secure election".......................

13 posted on 10/27/2022 9:01:00 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Sacajaweau

Just a coincidence........................


14 posted on 10/27/2022 9:01:37 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Hence why the Oz race doesn’t matter. The fix was in. PA is held hostage by their state Supreme Court.

Watch the NC case in the Supreme Court. It could release that hostage and, as intended, affirm the authority of the State Legislature to set election law.


15 posted on 10/27/2022 9:02:04 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: Red Badger

Define unverified ballots please


16 posted on 10/27/2022 9:02:19 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Red Badger

So, Oz has to be ahead of Festerman by 250,000 votes at the end of the day to overcome THE CHEAT.


17 posted on 10/27/2022 9:05:04 AM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry (Progressivism is socialism. Venezuela is how it ends.)
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To: Sacajaweau

I can only guess that it’s verification of address, eligible voter and still a free citizen and breathing..............


18 posted on 10/27/2022 9:05:54 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

This ONE cheat. I’m sure they have others....................


19 posted on 10/27/2022 9:06:24 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

interesting.....let’s see the postal mailings. they had to go out in batches yes?


20 posted on 10/27/2022 9:07:40 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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