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> Philadelphia successfully removed GOP observers from the tabulations rooms Don't repeat disinformation. This never happened. Poll watchers were required to
by bleepblorp 6y ago
> Philadelphia successfully removed GOP observers from the tabulations rooms
Don't repeat disinformation. This never happened.
Poll watchers were required to stand 10 feet away to protect workers from COVID-19. The court ruling required that they be allowed to stand 6 feet away.
- throwaway201103 6y agoWhat do "observers" normally do? How close are they normally allowed to be? Can you read a ballot from 6 or 10 ft away? Does that affect the ability of observers to observe whatever it is they are responsible for observing? Does COVID justify relaxing the rules on observation of a vote count?
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 6y agoIt was 20ft, arguably too close for sustained proximity. Citation: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/11/05/philadelphia-court-decision-poll-watchers-now-allowed-within-6-feet-of-ballot-counting-at-pennsylvania-convention-center/ https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/11/05/philadelphia-co...
- bleepblorp 6y agoI've seen conflicting reports about this but I'm not going to argue the point. I can certainly see why 20ft would be a problem. It seems to me the counting authority should have set up some 4K CCTV gear, and/or 4K webcams on an internal network, for the duration. The pandemic gave them ample warning that physical distancing measures would be required. The earlier post's premise--as pushed by Trump over Twitter--that Republican poll watchers were specifically targeted for exclusion, however, is factually wrong.