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☆ U.S. Northeast braced for arrival of sprawling winter storm
  + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/5] Vehicles are covered by snow in Murdo, South Dakota, U.S., December 16, 2022 in this screen grab taken from a social media video. Rick Dorion/via REUTERSDec 16 (Reuters) - A massive winter storm that spawned deadly tornadoes in the South and pummeled the Northern Plains with blizzard-like conditions earlier in the week was expected to arrive in the Northeast on Friday, bringing heavy snows and fierce winds. The conditions will make driving "very difficult to impossible" as slushy snow covers roadways during the day and into the afternoon commute, the NSW warned. The weight of the wet snow could also bring down trees and power lines, causing widespread power outages, forecasters said. Some 33,000 homes and businesses were without power in Pennsylvania and West Virginia as of Friday morning, Poweroutage.us reported.
☆ Flood of recount requests delays election certification in Pennsylvania
  + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +6 min
“I think if people are able to come to the courts and delay certification results without any real evidence, that’s a problem, and I see some abuse of that process here,” Deluzio said. Judges authorized at least 19 precinct recounts in six counties. An AP survey of the Pennsylvania precinct recounts found the recount challenges altered vote tallies barely or not at all. Rep. Leanne Krueger, who leads the state House Democratic Campaign Committee, said those who deny the results of the 2020 presidential election have been trying to stop election certification for several years. Lycoming County elections chief Forrest Lehman said defending a single recount petition required making copies of poll books and collecting a variety of records.
☆ Fact Check-Mail-in and absentee ballot numbers in Pennsylvania counties do not prove ‘cheating’ or election fraud in the state
  + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Mail-in and absentee ballot numbers in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County and Philadelphia County have been misleadingly portrayed as proof of Democrats committing election fraud by social media users. They falsely claim that more Democrats requesting to vote by mail in Allegheny County than in Philadelphia County, despite there being more registered Democrats in Philadelphia County, is evidence of “cheating”. In both 2016 and 2018 Allegheny County had more mail in requests overall than Philadelphia County did. Reuters was unable to determine the reason for higher mail in voting in Allegheny County in 2016 and 2018. Of those, Democrat voters in Philadelphia requested 368,940 mail-in ballots while Allegheny received 288,044 applications by Democrat voters.
☆ Fact Check-Reelection of dead PA state rep is not proof of fraud; Special election due to fill his spot
  + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
DeLuca died after the state’s deadline to withdraw candidates from the ballot, but there will be a special election to fill his spot. But for others, they likely preferred the idea of a special election over electing the third-party candidate on the ballot.” (bit.ly/3AdXGNZ)Gulli added that there would be a special election to fill DeLuca’s vacant spot. A Pittsburgh local news outlet reported that the special election would take place after state legislators are sworn in (here). Pennsylvania State representative Anthony DeLuca was reelected after passing away, but his reelection is not evidence of election fraud. There will be a special election to fill the seat.
☆ Fact Check-John Fetterman did not receive more than half of votes by mail, contrary to claims online
  + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
They falsely claimed that more than half of votes for Fetterman were from mail-in ballots. The posts echo a false narrative previously debunked by Reuters that mail-in ballots lead to widespread voter fraud, (here), (here). Meanwhile, Reuters calculated that 65.04% of votes for Fetterman were from in-person ballots cast on election day (1,756,951 election day votes divided by 2,701,191 total votes). It is unclear where social media users sourced the percentage of votes by mail for Fetterman to be 52%. According to the Pennsylvania Department of State’s election results, mail-in ballots did not account for 52% of John Fetterman’s total votes.
☆ Fact Check-No evidence for new ‘Sharpiegate’ allegations in Pennsylvania midterm elections
  + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
A video being shared is claiming that Sharpie pens would cause ballots to bleed through and that settings on Dominion machines would then be unable to read a person’s vote in Pennsylvania. LISTEN CLOSELY about Election Day voting with the right pen issue and the sharpie gate plan too. According to the Department of State, out of 67 counties in Pennsylvania, 13 use Dominion machines, including Erie, Crawford, Warren, Clarion, Jefferson, Armstrong, Fayette, Bedford, York, Luzerne, Carbon, Pike, and Montgomery. “We are aware of these allegations made in previous elections, and those previous accusations were determined to be unfounded in Pennsylvania.”Moreover, Dominion machines can read Sharpie-marked ballots, the company says. On its website, Dominion Voting Systems says (here “Dominion machines can read hand-marked paper ballots marked with writing instruments approved by election authorities, including Sharpie pens."
☆ Fact Check-Rule permitting overseas and military ballots to be received in Pennsylvania until a week after election is not new
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
A Pennsylvania rule allowing for ballots to be received a week after Election Day is not new, state officials said, contradicting claims circulating on social media. Amy Gulli, a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of State said via email that mail and absentee ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. But some ballots can legally be received in Pennsylvania after Election Day. Gulli said that military and overseas ballots must be received no later than 5 p.m. seven days after Election Day (this year, that’s November 15). It has been legal for military and overseas ballots to be received by a week after Election Day if they’ve been postmarked by the day before election day.
☆ Mehmet Oz: John Fetterman's policies on drugs and crime are illogical
  + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Dr. Mehmet Oz | Dr. Mehmet Oz Is The Republican Nominee For U.S. Senate In Pennsylvania. He Lives In Montgomery County | Is A Cardiothoracic Surgeon | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
Dangerous drugs and violent crime are plaguing the state of Pennsylvania. At a roundtable discussion with community members in Germantown, another Philadelphia neighborhood, I heard numerous stories of individuals losing loved ones to violent crime. Fetterman has made clear his support for Oregon’s measure 110, which decriminalized drugs like heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine. Measure 110 has also been linked to a massive increase in violent crime. The crisis ravaging vulnerable communities like Kensington results from ineffective drug policies pushed by elected officials who care more about caring than fixing.
☆ Fact Check-Pennsylvania Department of State says ballots were not sent to 240,000 unverified voters
  + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Social media users are saying that 240,000 ballots have been sent to “unverified” voters in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of State issued the statement that “there are not 240,000 ‘unverified ballots,’ as certain lawmakers are claiming” and calling the allegation “misinformation”. The claims originate in a letter sent by Pennsylvania state representatives to the acting secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Leigh Chapman (here). Note: Updated on Oct. 28, 2022 to update the headline and add that Reuters Fact Check was not able to independently confirm the number of unverified ballots mailed or unverified ballot applications. The Pennsylvania Department of State issued a statement saying that 240,000 unverified ballots were not sent to voters.
☆ Mandatory reporting was supposed to stop severe child abuse. It punishes poor families instead.
  + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Mike Hixenbaugh | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +16 min
Instead, data and child welfare experts suggest the changes may have done the opposite. State child welfare officials say more vigilance in documenting severe cases of abuse likely contributed to the increase. Child welfare experts say these findings cast doubt on the effectiveness of the primary tool that states rely on to protect children: mandatory child abuse reporting. These policies, the bedrock of America’s child welfare system, were first implemented more than half a century ago in response to growing national awareness of child maltreatment. “We are continuing to tell mandated reporters, ‘Report, report, report,’ and nobody can handle it,” Berger said in an interview.
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