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Residents ask board to monitor tabulator area and question mail-in ballot envelope window
Summary
During public comment at the May 16 Chester County Election Board meeting, residents asked the board to arrange continuous security at the tabulation area and raised concerns under the Sunshine Act and about a mail-in ballot envelope window and a possible Department of State variance.
At the May 16 meeting of the Chester County Election Board, two members of the public urged the board to address ballot security and transparency concerns ahead of the May 20 primary.
Gayle Newman of Malvern Borough asked whether the county had "scheduled a meeting with the sheriff" to provide 24/7 monitoring of the polling and tabulator area where mail-in ballots are stored. "I'm hoping that you guys have scheduled a meeting with the sheriff, to do that," Newman said. Board leadership responded that staff would provide a follow-up answer.
Dolores Toriani, speaking…
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