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Al Schmidt: “We had a free, fair, safe and secure election in…”

Featuring: Al Schmidt, Republican | Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

On the Issues: 2024 Election Process in PA, Al Schmidt

Published November 25, 2024 | Video Starts at 01:46

… was fully supportive of their efforts so that they could run election day smoothly and mail ballot voting went smoothly and all the rest. And I think as a result, We had a free, fair, safe and secure election in Pennsylvania. Prior to the election, some had speculated that artificial intelligence could pose a problem. How is the state able to prevent AI from disrupting the election? (01:46–01:51)

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Asserts that the 2024 election in Pennsylvania was free, fair, safe, and secure.

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