©2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Chris Christie 'Knocked Back,' 'Not Knocked Down' While Hospitalized With Coronavirus, Police: Motorcyclist Killed After Being Ejected Into Oncoming Traffic, Struck In Northeast Philadelphia, Woman Seriously Injured After Unknown Man Throws Chemical In Her Face, Philadelphia Police Say, Man Shot In Back Of Head, Killed In Broad Daylight In West Philadelphia, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw Calls 7 Murders In 24 Hours Across City 'Sickening', Ex-Boyfriend Arrested, Charged In Connection To Murder Of Madison Sparrow, Delaware State Police Say, Philadelphia Reaches Most Homicides Since 2007 With Six Murders Monday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Middle District of Pennsylvania says an investigation was launched Monday following reports of potential issues with a small number of mail-in ballots at the Luzerne County Board of Elections. More than 400 military and overseas ballots were affected, according to The Detroit News. Trump narrowly won the state in 2016. [Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a correction from the U.S. David Laufman, who served as chief of the counterintelligence and export control section in the DOJ’s National Security Division, called the messaging “bizarre and disturbing”: This is both bizarre and disturbing — US Attorney’s Offices don’t issue reports on pending investigations— and certainly not reports so blatantly contrived to provide political ballast for a sitting President’s campaign narrative https://t.co/2wZWpjjIDD, — David Laufman (@DavidLaufmanLaw) September 24, 2020. Federal authorities are investigating issues with a small number of mail-in ballots that were "improperly opened" and "discarded" in one Pennsylvania county, a US attorney announced Thursday. The seven ballots that included votes for Trump were found without a matching envelope. The story was used to bolster unfounded claims by Trump and his supporters that mail-in ballots are prone to widespread fraud. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Pennsylvania. His announcement about the Pennsylvania investigation, including the revelation that most of the ballots involved were cast for Trump, raised concerns for election law experts. "At this point we can confirm that a small number of military ballots were discarded," the DOJ said. “Barr Briefed Trump on Investigation Into Discarded Pennsylvania Ballots.” “Either the ballots were properly handled or they were not. “The clerk will be instructed to duplicate a vote for Trump onto a ballot for Trump/Pence.”. “Get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a very peaceful — there won't be a transfer, frankly. The office of Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a vocal proponent of mass mail-in voting who has rejected claims that it can lead to large-scale fraud, was caught this week making an error on absentee ballots that impacted the ballot line of President Donald Trump. You may opt out at anytime. This material may not be reproduced without permission. What do you do when traveling during an epidemic? Election officials and experts have said there is no evidence to support Trump's claims. The ballots, which are called Uniformed Military and Overseas Voters Act (UMOVA) ballots, are for US citizens living abroad and military voters. “Letter to Luzerne County Bureau of Elections.” Freed's initial statement, which initially incorrectly stated that all nine ballots were cast for Trump, immediately sparked unfounded claims by the president's campaign that this was evidence that Democrats were trying to steal the election. More than 10,000 ballots were rejected over flaws, with many of the rejections due to issues with the signature on the ballot, according to WDIV-TV. In the commonwealth, that's not until 7 a.m. on Election Day. They later revised the statement: “Of the nine ballots that were discarded and then recovered, 7 were cast for presidential candidate Donald Trump.”. Freed, US attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that officials were investigating after they recovered nine military ballots for the upcoming general election that were "discarded" at the Luzerne County Board of Elections, including seven that were cast for President Donald Trump. They’re not partisan attorneys, they’re not personal attorneys. Pennsylvania law dictates all mail ballots — military or otherwise — be securely stored until processing can begin. Levitt told us traditionally a “firewall” exists between the Department of Justice and the White House, adding that the DOJ doesn’t generally communicate with the White House about the status of pending investigations. According to the latest CBS News Battleground Tracker, Democratic nominee Joe Biden holds a five-point lead over Trump — 52% to 47%. But it also appears that the news release violated department guidelines that state that when the DOJ is tasked with investigating and prosecuting election-related matters, it must do so in a manner that doesn’t influence the election. Those ballots were all cast for presidential candidate Donald Trump. Photographs of LBGTQ love flooded Twitter in an attempt to drown out the white supremacist organization. The other two ballots that had been "discarded" and were recovered by elections staff were reinserted into "what appeared to be their appropriate envelopes," the letter stated. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Pennsylvania. There will be a continuation,” Trump told reporters at The White House on Wednesday. (© Copyright 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. As we reported, the images showed “empty envelopes from the November 2018 election that had been disposed of as allowed by law.”. Instead, the state office listed Jeremy Cohen, the Libertarian Party’s nominee for vice president, where Pence’s name should have been. “What We Know About Those Discarded Trump Ballots in Pennsylvania.” She also cited a case in Greenville, Wis., where three trays of mail were reportedly found in a ditch, local affiliate Fox 11 reported. Freed sent Luzerne County officials a follow-up letter stating seven, not all nine, of the discarded ballots were cast for Trump. A letter Freed sent to the county's elections director hours later further clarified that elections staff had "improperly opened" the ballots and "had the ballots removed and discarded, or removed and placed separately from the envelope containing confidential voter information and attestation.". They may have gone out to everyone in the borough who requested an absentee ballot, according to a Monday report from the New York Post – which has seen several of its own reporters receive them. The elections bureau began sending out the military ballots for the November general election on Aug. 25. The county encouraged voters who have already mailed their UMOVA ballots to check the status of their ballot on the state's website. “It was an accidental programmer error, and was fixed within 90 minutes of being identified,” she told the Free Press. LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. (CBS/AP) — Federal authorities in Pennsylvania say a small number of military ballots cast for President Donald Trump were discarded in Luzerne County. Read our, Kelly Plasker KCBD / Facebook screen shot, As Trump Gains on Biden, Rasmussen Uncovers Massive 'Suppression' of National Polls, Poll: Portland Mayor Way Behind Opponent Who Said 'I Am Antifa', Facebook Censors Trump's Post About Severity of COVID, Gavin Newsom's Office Warns Diners To Wear Masks 'In Between Bites', Hollywood Stars Triggered as Trump Leaves Hospital: 'Serial Killer', Campaign Official Reveals Trump's Debate Plan, Two Police Officers Shot While Responding to Call, One Dies, Jill Biden Drags Joe Away from Reporters: 'Come Back', Joe Biden: We Were Able To Stay Home During COVID Because of Some Black Woman Stocking Grocery Shelves, Melania Breaks Her Silence Amid COVID Infection, Leftists Immediately Attack, Christian Bookseller Sentenced to 7 Years by Chinese Government, Over 12,000 Texts Destroyed. The Washington Post. Authorities say Luzerne County election officials have been cooperative. Some of the discarded ballots can be attributed to specific voters and some cannot.
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