President Trump continued to criticize Pennsylvania’s electoral process during his campaign blitz across the Commonwealth on Monday, but state officials say his claims lack validity.
Trump said on Twitter, quote, “Philadelphia needs poll watchers.” The tweet followed his comments at a rally outside Allentown, falsely claiming Governor Tom Wolf would be counting ballots.
“We’re watching your governor very closely in Philadelphia. A lot of bad things happen with the counting of the votes.”
The governor does not count ballots. County elections offices do. And the secretary of the Commonwealth, Kathy Boockvar, certifies the election results.
“Voters need to ignore the disinformation. There is so much disinformation out there. People should not retweet, should not repost. This information is inaccurate. Pennsylvania has very clear laws,” Boockvar said.
Boockvar said Philadelphia and every other Pennsylvania county will appoint certified poll watchers.
Trump’s campaign has already lost two legal battles challenging Pennsylvania's election laws, with a judge citing they couldn’t prove a serious threat of voter fraud.
