PA Supreme Court Says Philly Policy On Vote Observation Legal

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https://patch.com/pennsylvania/norristown/pa-supreme-court-says-philly-policy-vote-observation-legal

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that Philadelphia did not break the law in its treatment of poll watchers on Election Day.
By Justin Heinze, Patch Staff
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Nov 17, 2020 3:40 pm ET
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Updated Nov 17, 2020 4:07 pm ET

PENNSYLVANIA — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday afternoon that Philadelphia did not violate state election laws in its conduction of the observation of ballot counting on Election Day. The 5-2 vote was cast at the same time as a separate federal court hearing was underway over the Trump campaign's broader election lawsuit, which makes related allegations.

The decision Tuesday overturns the lower Commonwealth Court's earlier ruling that the Philadelphia Board of Elections had not allowed observers close enough access. In the majority decision, justices wrote that while the "mechanics of the canvassing process" could be revisited, there was no basis to discount votes, as a lawsuit had argued.

In a dissenting opinion to Tuesday's state Supreme Court ruling, Chief Justice Thomas Saylor argued video evidence from the Philadelphia Convention Center showed that observers were kept up to 35 yards away.

Todd's majority opinion further clarifies that the Election Code, as it is written, only states that observers may be present as witnesses, and that there is no legal expectation for them to be able to "audit ballots."

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