Trump Campaign Suing To Temporarily Halt Vote Count In Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) — President Donald Trump's campaign said Wednesday that it is suing to temporarily stop the vote count in Pennsylvania, claiming lack of "transparency."
Justin Clark, Trump's deputy campaign manager, said in a statement that the campaign is "suing to stop Democrat election officials from hiding the ballot counting and processing from our Republican poll observers." He said the campaign wants "to temporarily halt counting until there is meaningful transparency and Republicans can ensure all counting is done above board and by the law."
Clark also said the campaign would seek to intervene in an ongoing Supreme Court case involving the deadline for receiving mail-in ballots.
Gov. Tom Wolf swiftly condemned the efforts to "disenfranchise" Pennsylvania voters, saying the state will fight attempts to "undermine" the election and every vote will be counted.
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"Pennsylvania is going to count every vote and make sure that everyone has their voice heard. Pennsylvania is going to fight every single attempt to disenfranchise voters and continue to administer a free and fair election," the governor's statement reads. "Our election officials at the state and local level should be free to do their jobs without intimidation or attacks. These attempts to subvert the democratic process are disgraceful."
There have been no reports of fraud or any type of ballot concerns out of Pennsylvania. The state had more than 3.1 million mail-in ballots that take time to count, and an order allows them to be counted up until Friday if they are postmarked by Nov. 3.
The Associated Press has not yet called Pennsylvania. Democrat Joe Biden currently has 248 electoral votes, while Trump has 214. It takes 270 to win the presidency.
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