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Jim Gerlach: “We have what's called district attorneys in each of the 67…”

Featuring: Jim Gerlach, Republican | Former U.S. House Representative, Pennsylvania 6th District

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Strengthening Trust in Our Elections_ A Conversation with the Democracy Defense Project

Published | Video Starts at 26:40

And you also realize too, there's also that fail safe backup where if there really is violation of our election code, either in the registration process or in the voting process, We have what's called district attorneys in each of the 67 counties that can take complaints, investigate them, and if there are any legal shenanigans, they can prosecute. So, and then if there's even other types of controversy, you have judges in each county that will weigh the evidence and decide was there an issue or a problem or not. (26:40–26:51)

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Asserts that district attorneys in each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties can investigate and prosecute election-related complaints.

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