CNN: Voting in Pennsylvania was far from perfect but not a disaster, election protection coalition says

There were several voting issues reported to nonpartisan voting rights groups in Pennsylvania but people turned out and were able to cast their ballot, despite “significant obstacles” to do so, according to Suzanne Almeida, interim executive director for Common Cause Pennsylvania.

Among the issues reported to nonpartisan groups were several instances of voters feeling intimidated by armed constables wearing Kevlar vests and “carrying guns on their person in a way that made voters feel…really really uncomfortable,” Salewa Ogunmefun, Civic Engagement and Political Manager at the Center for Popular Democracy, said.

“An election is successful when every single eligible voter is able to cast their ballot and have equal access to a positive experience at the polling place. We did not see that yesterday, so that being said, we also did not see a disaster,” Almeida said at a Pennsylvania Election Protection Coalition news briefing.