New: In one of the Trump campaign's cases, the Commonwealth Court of PA issued an order directing the local court in Philadelphia to enter an order requiring all observers and candidate reps be allowed to observe ballot counting w/in 6 feet + other COVID measures 
The Trump campaign had appealed after a Philadelphia judge denied (see attached) the campaign's request for "closer observation" of counting, finding election officials were following the law.
This does not stop the counting of ballots in Philadelphia.
This does not stop the counting of ballots in Philadelphia.
The Trump campaign had also asked the Commonwealth Court to order Philly election officials to segregate/preserve ballots that were already canvassed so they could check to make sure they complied with election law, but the court's order today doesn't address that
Important to note about the Philadelphia poll watcher case: Poll watchers could be there, the issue the Trump campaign went to court over was how close they could physically stand to watch ballot counting, given COVID restrictions. Today's order allows them to stand w/in 6 feet
New: The Philadelphia County Board of Elections has appealed today's order in the Trump campaign case allowing for closer observation of ballot counting to the PA Supreme Court, will update with the docs once I have them
Here is Philadelphia's petition in the PA Supreme Court challenging an appeals court order earlier today granting the Trump campaign's request to allow closer inspection of counting: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/7319…
The court has agreed to consider the petition, but has *not ruled* yet
The court has agreed to consider the petition, but has *not ruled* yet
In the Trump campaign's Philly poll observer case, here's the full opinion from the Commonwealth Court of PA granting closer access (Philly is appealing to the PA Supreme Court): assets.documentcloud.org/documents/7325…
Court held observers must be able to watch process in a "meaningful way"
Court held observers must be able to watch process in a "meaningful way"
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