At issue in the dispute is how far poll watchers are from the tables where officials are working, not whether observers are allowed. The Trump campaign argued observers were too far away, and a judge on the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled Thursday that they must be allowed within 6 feet of all ballot canvassing.
Philadelphia officials appealed the order to the state’s supreme court, warning the lower court’s ruling was wrong and “jeopardizes both the safety of the city defendants’ canvass ... Read even more