Pennsylvania offers a window into why doubters and deniers of the 2020 presidential election want to serve as poll workers and watchers.
Employees of Montgomery County in suburban Philadelphia wheel voting machines into the front hallway of a local high school two weeks before Election Day for poll worker training day.
Groups spreading false information about the 2020 election are encouraging supporters to get involved in the voting process this year. Audit The Vote PA claims, baselessly, that the 2020 election was stolen. Toni Shuppe, the group’s leader, turned down Newsy's request for an interview.Shuppe has said enlisting poll workers and watchers is one of the most important ways to ensure voting is fair.
There have been isolated reports of aggressive observers causing disruptions in the name of election integrity. Election officials say they often know less about the poll watchers planning to be in precincts compared to poll workers.
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