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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 09:35 AM Oct 2020

George Takei: Want some good news? PA Dem mail-in ballots exceed GOP mail-in ballots by nearly 963K


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George Takei
@GeorgeTakei
Want some good news? PA Dem mail-in ballots exceed GOP mail-in ballots by nearly 963K votes, with five days to go.

That is why we cannot allow Trump to try to claim early victory in PA. There will be 1mil Dem votes or more to add to the numbers, and it will take a few days.
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George Takei: Want some good news? PA Dem mail-in ballots exceed GOP mail-in ballots by nearly 963K (Original Post) soothsayer Oct 2020 OP
problem with PA and mail in ballots is following the rules of returning the ballot inside beachbumbob Oct 2020 #1
The problem is that the mail in ballots gab13by13 Oct 2020 #2
It's the GOP counties that won't be counting GOP mail-ins greenjar_01 Oct 2020 #4
They will be counted on election day in the biggest areas. blue neen Oct 2020 #5
If t-rump is losing, I'll say he will cry for the mail ballots to be counted . . . Iliyah Oct 2020 #3
George Takei is a treasure. He's been working hard crickets Oct 2020 #6
 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
1. problem with PA and mail in ballots is following the rules of returning the ballot inside
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 09:50 AM
Oct 2020

the extra envelop as that can immediately invalidate the ballot itself with no recourse that I know of

gab13by13

(21,349 posts)
2. The problem is that the mail in ballots
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 10:22 AM
Oct 2020

are not going to be all counted on election day. Look for Trump to try to stop the count again, that's why he pushed the confirmation of the religious kook on the SC.

When Dems take control, they need to fix all of this by making voting a right, now it is a privilege.

 

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)
4. It's the GOP counties that won't be counting GOP mail-ins
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 10:51 AM
Oct 2020

They're going to shoot themselves in the foot on this one.

blue neen

(12,321 posts)
5. They will be counted on election day in the biggest areas.
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 10:59 AM
Oct 2020

"The envelopes will then be opened by a machine and the ballots will be opened and flattened before they’re scanned. No results will actually be tabulated until the polls close at 8 p.m., but the process of opening and scanning the ballots will start when the polls open at 7 a.m., Harhut said."

This is in Allegheny County (Pittsburgh and surrounding areas).

Very good article here: https://triblive.com/local/behind-the-scenes-at-the-allegheny-county-elections-warehouse/

crickets

(25,980 posts)
6. George Takei is a treasure. He's been working hard
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 11:17 AM
Oct 2020

to keep everyone informed, and the keep our spirits up. Thanks, George!

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