Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ...
by Red_Leaves_Flyy on Saturday November 07, 2020 @05:14PM
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It was 20ft, arguably too close for sustained proximity.
Citation: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/11/05/philadelphia-co...
Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ...
by bleepblorp on Saturday November 07, 2020 @06:38PM
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I've seen conflicting reports about this but I'm not going to argue the point. I can certainly see why 20ft would be a problem.
It seems to me the counting authority should have set up some 4K CCTV gear, and/or 4K webcams on an internal network, for the duration. The pandemic gave them ample warning that physical distancing measures would be required.
The earlier post's premise--as pushed by Trump over Twitter--that Republican poll watchers were specifically targeted for exclusion, however, is factually wrong.
Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ...
by throwaway201103 on Saturday November 07, 2020 @05:05PM
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What do "observers" normally do? How close are they normally allowed to be?
Can you read a ballot from 6 or 10 ft away? Does that affect the ability of observers to observe whatever it is they are responsible for observing?
Does COVID justify relaxing the rules on observation of a vote count?
Don't repeat disinformation. This never happened.
Poll watchers were required to stand 10 feet away to protect workers from COVID-19. The court ruling required that they be allowed to stand 6 feet away.