Sec. Of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: ‘If You Hear Anything About Delayed Election Results in Pennsylvania, It’s Not a Delay at All’

WELKER And of course ░░░░░░░░ eyes are going to ░░░░░░░░ on Pennsylvania one of ░░░░░░░░ biggest prizes in 2024 ░░░░░░░░ all remember back in ░░░░░░░░ it did take several ░░░░░░░░ to finish counting all ░░░░░░░░ the ballots It was ░░░░░░░░ when there was a ░░░░░░░░ count And of course ░░░░░░░░ fueled some of those ░░░░░░░░ that we saw from ░░░░░░░░ President Trump What has ░░░░░░░░ done to try to ░░░░░░░░ the ballots counted more ░░░░░░░░ Are you confident they ░░░░░░░░ be this time around ░░░░░░░░ Well unfortunately Pennsylvania has ░░░░░░░░ had any election law ░░░░░░░░ that would make that ░░░░░░░░ go forward more expeditiously ░░░░░░░░ it does in many ░░░░░░░░ states that allow canvassing ░░░░░░░░ those ballots in advance ░░░░░░░░ Election Day so on ░░░░░░░░ Day they re reporting ░░░░░░░░ results In Pennsylvania that ░░░░░░░░ can t begin until ░░░░░░░░ 00 AM on election ░░░░░░░░ the very first step ░░░░░░░░ it So I would ░░░░░░░░ your viewers to remember ░░░░░░░░ if you hear anything ░░░░░░░░ delayed election results in ░░░░░░░░ it s not a ░░░░░░░░ at all It s ░░░░░░░░ how long it takes ░░░░░░░░ count millions of votes ░░░░░░░░ And so just to ░░░░░░░░ clear it could take ░░░░░░░░ days to count all ░░░░░░░░ the ballots in Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ this cycle Just to ░░░░░░░░ clear and as you ░░░░░░░░ to prepare voters for ░░░░░░░░ possibility SCHMIDT Well like ░░░░░░░░ election whether it s ░░░░░░░░ presidential or not it ░░░░░░░░ comes down to how ░░░░░░░░ an election is before ░░░░░░░░ all call who won ░░░░░░░░ who lost and there ░░░░░░░░ a consensus around that ░░░░░░░░ always takes many days ░░░░░░░░ has always taken many ░░░░░░░░ to count votes in ░░░░░░░░ and every other state ░░░░░░░░ s just how many ░░░░░░░░ can you count with ░░░░░░░░ and expeditiously before the ░░░░░░░░ is certain.”