The Trump campaign filed a lawsuit against Bucks County, Pennsylvania, alleging election officials turned away voters.
“The Trump-Vance Campaign filed a lawsuit against Bucks County, Pennsylvania for turning away voters. This is a direct violation of Pennsylvanians’ rights to cast their ballot – and all voters have a right to STAY in line,” the Trump campaign stated in a release.
RNC Chairman Michael Whatley announced the lawsuit.
🚨#BREAKING: Just Moments ago, RNC Chairman Micheal Whatley announced that the Trump/Vance campaign has filed a lawsuit against Bucks County for turning away voters.
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) October 30, 2024
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WATCH: RNC Chairman Michael Whatley @ChairmanWhatley announces lawsuit against Bucks County, PA for turning away voters, encourages voters to STAY IN LINE pic.twitter.com/mS7ncVcIWQ
— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) October 29, 2024
From the Trump campaign:
The Pennsylvania Department of State made clear if voters are in line at a county elections office by 5:00PM, the counties MUST give voters the opportunity to apply for their mail-in ballot. Pennsylvania voters were turned away as early as 2:30PM.
Yesterday, Kamala delivered a speech of falsehoods in Washington, DC claiming Republicans are a threat to democracy–while her allies in battleground Pennsylvania are actively turning away voters.
This is against the law. This is voter suppression from the left. We will fight for every legal vote in Pennsylvania. Go vote, and stay in line!
Do not let election officials turn you away. If you are turned away, submit a report to our lawyers here: https://pennsylvania.protectthevote.com/hc
“If you are in line at a county elections office tonight at 5 p.m. to apply for your mail-in ballot, counties must give you an opportunity to do so. Our team continues to work with all counties to ensure every eligible voter who wants to vote by mail ballot is able to,” the PA Department of State said Tuesday.
If you are in line at a county elections office tonight at 5 p.m. to apply for your mail-in ballot, counties must give you an opportunity to do so. Our team continues to work with all counties to ensure every eligible voter who wants to vote by mail ballot is able to. https://t.co/Px4MfTo0eQ
— PA Department of State (@PAStateDept) October 29, 2024
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro echoed a similar message.
“TODAY is the last day to apply for your mail in ballot in Pennsylvania. If you are in line at a county elections office by 5 P.M., counties must give you an opportunity to apply for your mail ballot. Our
@PAStateDept is working with all counties to ensure every eligible voter who wants to vote by mail ballot can do so,” he said.
“What are you doing about this @GovernorShapiro? This is Bucks County Emergency Services shutting down the line in Doylestown right now at ~2:30 PM. This is suppressive and intimidating,” James Blair, political director of the Trump 2024 campaign and the RNC, said.
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What are you doing about this @GovernorShapiro?
This is Bucks County Emergency Services shutting down the line in Doylestown right now at ~2:30 PM.
This is suppressive and intimidating. https://t.co/EUKsZYh5Me pic.twitter.com/m9noqX7MQD
— James Blair (@JamesBlairUSA) October 29, 2024
Multiple social media users shared their difficulties voting in Bucks County.
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As you can see here, there are a lot of people who showed up before 5pm and are being refused entry to vote.
Is it a coincidence that @ScottPresler flipped Bucks County red and now they’re shutting out voters? https://t.co/UeyJpQC1f4 pic.twitter.com/c0PaxZzGaZ
— Addison Smith (@AddisonSmithTV) October 29, 2024
DISENFRANCHISEMENT: At least 50 voters in Levittown, PA at the Lower Bucks Government Services Center were denied the opportunity to vote in person today. Throughout the afternoon, certain individuals paced the line of voters making statements like “oh the lines really long we… pic.twitter.com/zhuCEgCBWq
— Paul Giblin 🇺🇸🗑️ (@dreamlessod) October 29, 2024
I’m in Levittown Bucks County trying in vote early IP for the second time. I’ve been told the line is 4 hours and I will not be able to vote today. It’s now 11:46. This is unacceptable. The push for early voting isn’t a surprise. There’s 2 people working this location.… pic.twitter.com/s9PICh3oR3
— Stacy Williams (@StacyWi16207038) October 28, 2024
CBS News reports:
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign said it is suing Bucks County after some voters trying to participate in the county’s mail-in ballot voting on demand process faced long lines on the final day.
Pennsylvania doesn’t have early voting on voting machines like other states — its closest thing to it is called mail ballot voting on demand.
In that process, voters can request a mail-in ballot in person at their county’s elections office. The voter then receives the ballot in minutes, fills it out in person and returns it all in the same trip.
Other states have a full early voting process complete with voting machines.
The deadline to vote a mail ballot on demand was Tuesday, Oct. 29, the same as the deadline to request a mail-in ballot. Long lines formed outside the Bucks County administration building Tuesday.