Live coverage of Election Day in PA: Dave Sunday wins PA attorney general race
- by Columbus Dispatch
- Nov 07, 2024
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Dave Sunday at Yorktowne watch party
Before the start of his watch party at the Yorktowne Hotel, Republican attorney general candidate Dave Sunday expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the support of his family, most importantly his wife Lishani, whom he said has been the “glue that’s held this whole operation together,” and 10-year-old son Bodhi.
“You can’t do it without family support,” Sunday added.
If he wins his race against former Yorker Eugene DePasquale, Sunday said he would continue to build on the work of his predecessors, starting on day one. One of Attorney General Michelle Henry’s initiatives, the Law Enforcement Treatment Initiative program, is aimed at increasing access to treatment for individuals with substance abuse disorders. Sunday said he plans to form programs similar to this initiative.
"Finding ways to increase access to treatment for people with substance abuse disorders is important to me, so is increasing access to care for people with behavioral health issues,” he said.
-Lena Tzivekis What are Pa. poll watchers allowed and not allowed to do?
Candidates and political parties can station poll watchers in each polling place to observe the activity throughout the day and examine lists of voters. They are barred from any electioneering inside the polling place, meaning they can’t hand out campaign flyers or pamphlets or encourage people to vote for their preferred candidate.
They’re not permitted to question voters, photograph or record them or demand documentation, according to the state department.
Poll watchers are able to challenge a voter’s eligibility to cast a ballot, but only on the limited grounds of identity or residency inside the district.
Those challenges have to be lodged directly with the judge of elections at the polling place and must be made in good faith, former Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said. For instance, a poll watcher could challenge someone’s eligibility if he or she knew for a fact the individual had moved out of the neighborhood or was impersonating another voter, according to Boockvar.
But the state prohibits poll watchers from submitting challenges simply based on a voter’s ethnicity, language or national origin or other characteristics.
If someone challenges your right to vote, you can still cast a provisional ballot. You could also choose to vote normally by signing an affidavit and bringing forward a witness — who’s also a registered voter in your precinct — to vouch for you.
-Bethany Rodgers
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