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13. I just checked my state's (Pennsylvania) laws regarding poll watchers.

Sun Oct 7, 2012, 11:25 AM

Oct 2012

I don't know about other states but in PA any candidate running in a district and each party that has one or more candidates running in that district may appoint poll watchers, no one else can, and each poll watcher must be a qualified registered elector in the county where the district is located. So some self appointed organization can't just arbitrarily send people wherever they want.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Skjzo92mdUIJ:www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt%3Fopen%3D18%26objID%3D488600%26mode%3D2+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShf-Bf5VNTWUgEUrH5Gf2eF4HeA6IH-zM7XpSU3K8ndfRxYyO8bsm2Bf71d7_dnK2M9yYaRGugqHGxVbhTCl7OSkLWjAf_kQPioOvNcmpBjxvZe8fQPHsB_vCcWZDiMMr1OiUG1&sig=AHIEtbT2Tgp12_axp8O_CGV2nVmhA2wmOw

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he was my Rep. before they redrew the district bigtree Oct 2012 #2

Finally, calling it what it is. Criminal conspiracy. nt valerief Oct 2012 #3

. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #4

True that. 99Forever Oct 2012 #6

Google your state's election laws . jerseyjack Oct 2012 #7

I applaud Rep. Cummings efforts. drm604 Oct 2012 #8

K&R abelenkpe Oct 2012 #9

Can we have poll watcher watchers? drm604 Oct 2012 #10

I hope they don't challenge me again, this time. Pathwalker Oct 2012 #11

K&R! hue Oct 2012 #12

My neighbor is a tea-party member... CoffeeCat Oct 2012 #15

thank you, Elijah! Cha Oct 2012 #16