Election officials in key battleground states push back on claims by the Trump campaign that Republican poll watchers have been improperly denied access to observe the counting of ballots, saying rules are being followed and they are committed to transparency.
With a few reports of overly aggressive poll watchers, election officials say they are carefully balancing access with the need to minimize disruptions.
“There were certainly a lot of eyes on the process in every absentee counting board all across our state,” says Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat and the state’s top election official. “I’m proud of how transparent and secure our process has been. I know that the truth is on our side here.”
A county election worker scans mail-in ballots at a tabulating area as an observer watches at the Clark County Election Department, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada (AP Photo/John Locher)
Poll watchers have been a central element of legal battles that have erupted in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Nevada. While counting is largely finished in Michigan, the work continues in Pennsylvania and Nevada where a narrow margin separates President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden.
— AP
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