Pa. Republican asks counties to hand over ballots and election equipment for an AZ-style "audit"

[Nevilledog]

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Another GOP official is trying to take ballots from election officials so he can overturn the election and re-install Trump as President.

This is what the GOP has become.

Against American Democracy in order own the libs.

A key Pa. Republican asks counties to hand over ballots and election equipment for an Arizona-style...
State Sen. Doug Mastriano, a likely gubernatorial candidate and a leader in Pennsylvania’s “Stop the Steal” movement, threatened subpoenas if counties don't comply.
inquirer.com
10:00 AM · Jul 7, 2021

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/doug-mastriano-pa-election-audit-20210707.html

Eight months after the 2020 election, a key Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker is heeding former President Donald Trump’s demands for investigations into his false claims of fraud.

State Sen. Doug Mastriano, a likely gubernatorial candidate and a leader in Pennsylvania’s “Stop the Steal” movement, sent letters Wednesday to multiple counties seeking election-related equipment “needed to conduct a forensic investigation” of the 2020 election and the 2021 primary election.

Mastriano sent the letters to Philadelphia, York, and Tioga Counties, he said Wednesday morning on a conservative news show. ”We’re looking at three counties, and if sufficient evidence comes up with shenanigans and corruption or fraud, then we’ll have a second round with additional counties,” he said on the pro-Trump cable network OAN.

Philadelphia officials confirmed the city received a letter.

Mastriano’s requests are sprawling and include essentially all election-related equipment, such as ballots, mail ballot applications, mail ballot envelopes, voting machines, ballot scanners and vote-counting equipment, ballot production equipment, poll books, and computer equipment used throughout the election process.

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This asshole is an insurrectionist

[blm]

1. Republican-controlled counties need greater scrutiny.

Most Republicans are corrupt and recognize no boundaries.

[WHITT]

2. Somebody Call The DOJ

Those ballots contain federal election data, and must remain in the custody of election officials. Dispatch the FBI.

[gratuitous]

3. Shenanigans, huh?

In just one race, or all races, Mr. Mastriano? And if just one race, why not all the races? Like, was your election legitimate?

[Ilsa]

4. Wow. Time to buy stock in those companies

that make election machines. Once the frauditors have their hands on them, they become untrustworthy and must be replaced.

[Midnight Writer]

5. Exactly. These GOP States are going to spend a lot of money on this nonsense.

They will probably not bother to replace tainted machines in Democratic districts.

[Me.]

6. Does He Have The Authority To Make This Request?

[ScratchCat]

8. No, its all show

Pennsylvania was already clear that its not going down this road.

[Me.]

9. TY

[lame54]

7. Does that include the sexual harrassment?