{"id":2364301,"date":"2024-11-05T10:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T15:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-poll-watchers-blocked-in-pennsylvania-counties\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T10:06:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T15:06:38","slug":"republican-poll-watchers-blocked-in-pennsylvania-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-poll-watchers-blocked-in-pennsylvania-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Poll Watchers Blocked In Pennsylvania Counties"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-poll-watchers-blocked-in-pennsylvania-counties%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2364301&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Republican National \u200dCommittee\u200c (RNC) reported that several Republican poll watchers faced obstacles \u2062while trying to observe the voting process in Philadelphia and other counties in Pennsylvania. Specifically, four\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">court-appointed poll watchers<\/a> were either denied entry or forcibly \u2064removed from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-county-outright-rejects-certification-deadline-with-47k-votes\/\" title=\"Arizona County Outright Rejects Certification Deadline With 47K Votes\">multiple polling locations<\/a> in\u200c Philadelphia. Additionally, observers \u200bwere reportedly turned away in York, Westmoreland, Allegheny, Lehigh, Cambria, Wyoming, and Lackawanna\u200b counties. RNC Chairman Michael Whatley shared\u200d these incidents on\u2064 social\u200b media, highlighting concerns about election integrity \u200cin the\u200d state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Republican National Committee (RNC) reported in a statement that four court-appointed Republican poll watchers were either blocked from entering or kicked out of several Philadelphia polling places Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Republican poll observers were also turned away from York, Westmoreland, Allegheny, Lehigh, Cambria, Wyoming, and Lackawanna counties, RNC Chairman Michael Whatley reported on social media.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION INTEGRITY:<\/p>\n<p>Early this morning we learned that Republican poll watchers in Philadelphia, York, Westmoreland, Allegheny, Lehigh, Cambria, Wyoming, and Lackawanna Counties were being turned away.<\/p>\n<p>We deployed our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-day-problems-in-maricopa-far-wider-than-county-admitting\/\" title=\"Election Day Problems in Maricopa Far Wider Than County Admitting\">roving attorneys<\/a>, engaged with local officials,&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Whatley (@ChairmanWhatley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChairmanWhatley\/status\/1853779929550180520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We deployed our roving attorneys, engaged with local officials, and can now report that all Republican poll watchers have been let into the building,&rdquo; Whatley said.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Philadelphia, RNC attorneys connected with Democrat District Attorney Larry Krasner, and officials were contacted in the other counties, an RNC official said on background.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a history of this happening in Philadelphia, specifically because it&rsquo;s such a Democrat area,&rdquo; the RNC official said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a crime, and should not happen in a fair and secure election,&rdquo; the RNC said in a statement. &ldquo;Refusing to allow Republicans in the room threatens the integrity and security of Pennsylvania&rsquo;s elections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As the Federalist reported in 2020, Democrat poll watchers outnumbered Republican poll watchers in Philadelphia. When ballots were counted at the Philadelphia Convention Center, Republican observers were either kept out, or allowed inside but kept too far away from the counting to see what was happening. <\/p>\n<p>The public is urged to report any election issues to <a href=\"https:\/\/pennsylvania.protectthevote.com\/hc\/en-us\/requests\/new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PA.ProtectTheVote.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Beth Brelje is an elections correspondent for The Federalist. 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