A poll watcher was reportedly asked to leave a Fairfax County, VA polling location after pointing out that the Chief of Elections was not following proper protocol.
After a number of individual absentee ballots did not match the number tallied on the envelope, a poll watcher in Fairfax County, VA called the Chief of Elections on the carpet before being reported to the local government and asked to leave the polling station.
A poll watcher in Fairfax County, VA tells me she was reported to local government and asked to leave her polling station because she pointed out that the chief of elections was not following proper protocol and that they had a mismatch of absentee ballots.
— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) November 3, 2020
Amber Athey tweeted “By the time she was asked to leave, they had no found the missing ballot. They accused her of ‘interfering with voters.’
The number of individual absentee ballots did not match the number tallied on the envelope. By the time she was asked to leave, they had not found the missing ballot. They accused her of 'interfering with voters'.
— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) November 3, 2020
HERE WE GO! @fairfaxcounty Government Center @fox5dc #electionday #elections2020 pic.twitter.com/ErSnLacFjy
— Tisha Lewis FOX 5 DC (@TishaLewis) November 3, 2020
Fairfax County government tweeted, “Voting scenes from around the county (including patriotic attire!). #Vote until 7 p.m. at your assigned precinct. You can bring your completed mailed ballot to any location until 7 p.m.” Tuesday morning with images of many American patriots lining up to cast their votes.
Voting scenes from around the county (including patriotic attire!). #Vote until 7 p.m. at your assigned precinct. You can bring your completed mailed ballot to any location until 7 p.m. https://t.co/n1tass8Ipf#ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/4mRaEPcPr9
— 😷 Fairfax County Government 😷🇺🇸 (@fairfaxcounty) November 3, 2020
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