Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Election Observer Suit

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Election Observer Suit

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The transcript discusses legal challenges related to election observers in Philadelphia and a lawsuit in Pennsylvania. Rudy Giuliani claimed Republican observers were kept too far from vote counting, but the court ruled they only needed to be in the room. Counties can decide where observers stand. A federal judge is considering a Trump campaign lawsuit to block Pennsylvania's election certification, alleging unequal treatment of mail-in ballots. The state argues counties had the option to alert voters about ballot issues. Biden won Pennsylvania by nearly 70,000 votes.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Rudy Giuliani claim about the election observers in Philadelphia?

They were given preferential treatment.

They were not allowed in the building.

They were allowed to interfere with the counting process.

They were not allowed to be close enough to the vote counting tables.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the court decide regarding the distance election observers must maintain from the ballots?

Observers must be within 10 feet of the ballots.

Observers must be within 6 feet of the ballots.

Observers can be anywhere in the room.

Observers must be outside the building.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Trump campaign's lawsuit in Pennsylvania about?

Democratic counties allowing voters to fix mail-in ballots without secrecy envelopes.

Voter suppression in Republican counties.

Ballot tampering by election officials.

Illegal voting by non-citizens.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What argument does the state make regarding the handling of mail-in ballots?

Republican counties were prohibited from alerting voters.

Counties had the option to alert voters but chose not to.

Only Democratic counties were allowed to alert voters.

All counties were required to alert voters.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

By what margin did Biden win Pennsylvania over Trump?

Nearly 50,000 votes.

Nearly 80,000 votes.

Nearly 60,000 votes.

Nearly 70,000 votes.