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Part III:
Everything you need to know as Election Day approaches
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Page 2 NAVIGATING ELECTION 2020 Sunday, October 25, 2020
Lines expected at polls on Election Day
Times Leader photo
A line formed outside Luzerne County’s Penn Place Building last week as voters took advantage of a new on-the-spot ballot casting option for those who did not already request mail ballots. That option is
only available until Tuesday.
Waits should not be at 2016 levels
Butera is predicting a because it is the first material to be voided
69% turnout on Nov. 3. time the county is using or “spoiled” so they can
He expects the voting new electronic ballot vote on the machines —
By Jennifer Learn-Andes 205,332 registered voters 194,137 format to end up about marking devices for all another step that will
jandes@timesleader.com and 137,549 ballots cast, Ballots cast: 126,326 half by mail ballot and voters, and more sanitiz- require additional pro-
for a turnout of 66.99%, Turnout: 65.07% the other through in-per- ing will be required due cessing, he said.
High voter turnout is records show. son ballots cast at polling to the coronavirus pan- “There will be some
projected for the Nov. 3 Flashing back more, • 2008 places on Election Day. demic, he said. issues on Election Day
general election, but it’s the prior two presiden- Registered voters: “The polls will be busy, Poll workers also that will cause lines,
still unclear how that will tial elections garnered 187,844 but not nearly as busy may need extra time to but I don’t think the
be reflected at polling the following county Ballots cast: 138,076 as they were in 2016,” verify that voters did not lines should be too bad
places due to the popu- voter response, archived Turnout: 73.51% Butera said. “There were already receive a mail because so many are vot-
larity of mail ballots. results show: Based on this past some very big lines back ballot, he said. Voters ing by mail,” Butera said.
In the last 2016 presi- record and other obser- in 2016.” who received but never County Election Direc-
dential general election, • 2012 vations, county Election Still, voters should cast mail ballots have tor Shelby Watchilla also
Luzerne County had Registered voters: Board solicitor Michael expect some waiting the option to submit that
See polls | 3
Sunday, October 25, 2020 NAVIGATING ELECTION 2020 Page 3
Polls Mail voting
Mailed ballots post-
marked by 8 p.m. on
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
on Oct. 26 or 27 and
the option to bring their
ballots to the counter at
locations appears in this
special section, and they
will be open from 7 a.m.
used on the poll books at
sign-in and on the ballot
marking devices.
expect a wait, officials the Hazleton and Wilkes-
From page 2 Election Day must be said. Barre post offices, where to 8 p.m. on Election Voters will be asked
counted if they are The county is extend- the ballots will be segre- Day. to wear masks but won’t
said she expects lines. received by 5 p.m. Nov. Voters unsure of the be barred from voting if
ing the hours for voters gated and picked up by
“The lines will be less 6. to drop off their complet- county sheriff deputies municipality, ward or they refuse.
about voter turnout and Hand-delivered ballots ed Nov. 3 general elec- daily. district needed to iden- First-time voters
more about the impact of must be in the county tion mail ballots in a box The Wilkes-Barre post tify their polling place should bring proper
current protocols, both election bureau by 8 p.m. inside the Penn Place office is at 300 S. Main can check their voter identification materials.
with the pandemic and on Election Day. lobby at 20 N. Pennsylva- St., while the Hazleton registration status online A list of identification
new voting procedures as Tuesday is the dead- nia Avenue. one is at 231 N. Wyo- at www.pavoterservices. options is posted under
referenced in state law,” line to request a mail Starting Monday (Oct. ming St. pa.gov. voter registration link at
Watchilla said. ballot. 26), the lobby will be Mail voters are remind- Voters also may call votespa.com.
The county has issued That also is the dead- open from 8 a.m. until ed to place the complet- 570-825-1715 or email On the new touch-
line to both request and 8 p.m. on weekdays for ed ballots in the provided elections@luzerne- screen machines, voters
more than 69,400 mail
cast a mail ballot in the mail ballot drop-offs secrecy envelope and county.org for questions will make selections as
ballots to voters who they did with the old
requested them to date, same visit at the election through Nov. 3. then place that envelope about polling locations
bureau at the county’s In addition, drop box in the postage-paid offi- or any other election devices. But instead of
which equates to approx- touching a screen box to
Penn Place Building in service will be available cial mailing envelope. matters.
imately 31.6% of the downtown Wilkes-Barre. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Voters also must sign the Personal protective lock in their votes, they
219,333 county residents On-demand voting is Saturday, Oct. 31. attestation on the back equipment — masks, will receive a paper print-
registered to vote. only available to those Monitored by security of the official mailing gloves and hand sanitizer out to verify their selec-
If the turnout is 69% who did not already workers, the box is locat- envelope. — will be available at tions before they feed the
as predicted by Butera, seek a mail ballot. Voters ed in front of the security all polling places. Voters paper into a tabulator
151,340 county voters interested in that option desk in the main lobby. In-person voting also will receive a take- to be read and saved in
will be casting ballots. must visit Penn Place Voters also now have A list of all polling home stylus that can be See POLLS | 4
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Times Leader photo
Luzerne County Election Director Shelby Watchilla loads blank mail ballot envelopes in a new automated opener as part of a test run.
Polls worker would void the
ballot and allow that
voter to mark a new one.
and outer mailing enve-
lope that had been sent
by the county so the
a ballot by mail, officials
said. These ballots are
marked by hand.
a poll worker and then
signed again by the voter
when it is returned to
link on the election page
at www.luzernecounty.
org, although the county
From page 3 For the first time in the packet can be voided/ When completed, vot- the poll worker, officials may not need additional
upcoming general elec- spoiled. ers must insert the provi- stressed. assistance, Watchilla
compliance with a state tion, voters who received If all three items are sional ballot in a provid- To help voters pre- said.
paper-trail mandate. mail ballots will be per- not presented, a paper ed privacy envelope and pare, sample ballots for While the county
Voters must check the mitted to cast regular provisional ballot will seal it. The privacy enve- each precinct are posted appears to have enough
paper ballot for accuracy ballots on the electronic be required at the polls. lope is then placed into under the bureau’s “2020 workers at this time,
and should notify a poll machines at their polling Provisional ballots are another outer envelope. general election” link. vacancies sometimes
worker if there are any places if they bring in the reviewed last and allow To be counted, this outer Residents interested in arise shortly before the
mistakes in their choices. never-returned, mail-in the county to verify a envelope must be signed serving as poll workers election if some drop
If warranted, the poll ballot, secrecy envelope voter did not already cast by the voter, signed by can still apply through a out, she said.
Sunday, October 25, 2020 NAVIGATING ELECTION 2020 Page 5
Voter turnout will decide who wins White House
WILKES- And then I saw
BARRE — Four first-hand what I
years ago, most had been watching
“experts” didn’t on TV — Trump
think Donald came to Luzerne
Trump had a County twice and
chance to win the filled the Mohegan
race for the White Bill Sun Arena with
House. O’Boyle more than 11,000
I did. Election people each time,
After watching Analysis with thousands
the national news more unable to
night after night and get in, remaining
seeing the thousands of cheering and rallying in
people attending each the parking lot.
and every one of Trump’s And these Trump
rallies, how could anyone supporters all had one
not think that the bil- thing in common — they
lionaire had more than a voted. And they waited
good chance of defeating hours in line to vote
the much-disliked and for their new standard-
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Luzerne Count y polling pl aces
With Luzerne County Election Board Chairwoman Jeanette Tait as a witness, county Election Bureau Deputy Director Dino Ninotti collected mail ballots in a drop box at the county Penn Place Building last
week so they could be transported to a secure room in the second-floor election bureau.
Luzerne County will provide the Bear Creek Township Buck Township Room), 411 West Butler Drive Drums
following polling locations for in-person • Districts 1 and 2, Bear Creek • Buck Township Municipal Building,
voting on Nov. 3: Neighborhood Facility-Community 114 Buck Blvd. in the township Conyngham Borough
Building, 3333 Bear Creek Blvd. in the • Conyngham Borough Building, 215
Ashley Borough township Butler Township Main St., Conyngham
• Wards 1 and 2, Ashley Borough • District 3, Penn Lake Association/ • District 1, Butler Township
Municipal Building 49 W. Cemetery St., Penn Lake Community Center, 1744 Community Center (Gymnasium), 411 Conyngham Township
Ashley Lakeview Drive, White Haven West Butler Drive, Drums • Conyngham Township Municipal
• Bear Creek Village Borough • District 2, Butler Township Building, 10 Pond Hill Rd., Mocanaqua
Avoca Borough St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, 5700 Municipal Building (Supervisor Meeting
• Ward 1, Avoca Borough Municipal Room), 83 Corporate Drive, Drums Courtdale Borough
Bear Creek Blvd., Bear Creek
Building, 950 Main St., Avoca • Districts 3 and 4, Butler Township • Courtdale Municipal Building, 5
• Wards 2 and 3, Queen of Apostles Black Creek Township Municipal Building (Garage-Rear), 83 Blackman St., Courtdale
Hall, 742 Spring St., Avoca • Black Creek Township Municipal Corporate Drive, Drums
Building, 1980 Tomhicken Rd., Rock • District 5, Butler Township
Glen Community Center (Community See PLACES | 10
Sunday, October 25, 2020 NAVIGATING ELECTION 2020 Page 7
Turnout I called it a phenomenon — how an
egotistical, vulgar, irreverent billionaire
were in 2016? Interest-
ing question, don’t you
think.
either face-off with
Trump, he did hold his
own.
irreverence.
Assuming Biden now
has the confidence of his
From page 7 would become the darling of the middle And Trump’s less- Biden did show the supporters and those still
class — of the working man and woman. It than-stellar performance American public that he undecided, it is fair then
I called it a phenom- during the COVID-19 can perform the duties to think he can win the
enon — how an egotisti- really was, and remains, phenomenal. But pandemic will certainly of the presidency. He race.
cal, vulgar, irreverent it really speaks to where the country is and be a deciding factor for displayed intellect in his Yes, turnout, turnout,
billionaire would become has been for some time. many voters. With more responses and he did not turnout will be the key
the darling of the middle than 222,000 Americans allow Trump to disre- to victory. Pennsylva-
class — of the working dead from the virus and spect him the way Trump nia and its 20 electoral
man and woman. It really key battleground states crats. And there were hundreds of thousands did Hillary Clinton in votes, again. will be the
was, and remains, phe- and those valuable elec- reasons for that: voters sickened and facing life- 2016. keystone state. This race
nomenal. toral votes. didn’t like Clinton, vot- long health conditions Biden managed to can not be won without
But it really speaks to As then U.S. Rep. Lou ers were told Clinton as a result, how will that present a clear contrast Pennsylvania in the win
where the country is and Barletta said time and couldn’t lose, and inner- impact Trump’s chances? in style and philosophy column.
has been for some time. again in 2016, the only city minority voters did The first presidential to that of Trump, giv- As the campaign
In 2016, Trump said all poll that matters is the not come out in large debate was not a great ing voters a somewhat moves on to Nov. 3, the
the things middle Ameri- one taken on Election enough numbers. performance for either clear assurance that he is Democrats at least have
ca wanted to hear: Day. With Sen. Kamala candidate. My friend, capable and not a feeble, an opportunity here to
Trump said he was for Profound. Harris on the ticket, that Jane Elmes-Crahall, said forgetful old man. take out an incumbent
returning jobs from over- And now, four years could change if — (and it was not a debate — it If Biden has convinced President.
seas — check. later, we see many of the it’s a big “if”) — the was “an embarrassment.” voters that he would be The jury is still out on
Trump said he would same things happening Democratic Party can get Uhh, yeah. a better man for the job. whether they can meet
protect our borders and again. It”s Deja vu all the vote out. If they do The second one wasn’t Trump must now show that challenge.
keep terrorists out — 0ver again. come out, Biden could much better. that he is by far the bet-
check. But there are signs — should — win those Although Biden wasn’t ter choice for the coun- Reach Bill O’Boyle at 570-991-6118
Trump would protect that indicate Trump may battleground states. all that impressive in try, despite his constant
or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.
gun rights — check. not be able to eke out Add to that the fact
Trump would protect another victory. that supporters of Sen.
the unborn child — As we approach Nov. Bernie Sanders will likely
check. 3, we see some indica- vote for Biden-Harris.
Trump would re-build tions that Biden, in fact, They sure didn’t give
the military — check. is clearly leading in this strong support for Clin-
Trump would rebuild race —especially in ton in 2016. This could
the nation’s economy — battleground states that be another difference-
check. Trump narrowly won in maker for Biden.
Trump would “Make 2016 — Pennsylvania, But what remains
America Great Again” by Michigan, Wisconsin is Trump’s popularity.
making “America First” and, perhaps, even People love him and will
— check. Florida. Ohio is also up vote for him.
And so it was written. for grabs. However, in 2020,
Trump would eke out a It appears that Trump Trump is no longer an
victory over Hillary Clin- could get every vote he “outsider.” He is a sitting
ton, despite the liberal received in 2016 and president with a record.
left media insisting night still lose decidedly. It all Thoughtful voters will
after night that Clinton depends on two major look at that and decide if
couldn’t lose, that Trump ifs — voter turnout and they think Trump is the
couldn’t win and every debate performance. better option over Biden.
poll showed a clear Clin- Voter turnout in Penn- Do those voters honestly
ton victory. She did win sylvania, for instance, believe that they are bet-
the popular vote, but lost was not good for Demo- ter off in 2020 than they
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Places
From page 6
Dallas Borough
• Ward 1, Dallas Borough Building, 25
Main St., Dallas
• Ward 2, Misericordia University
Sandra Dzcewski Maffei Painting and
Drawing Studio, 50 Lake St., Dallas
Dallas Township
• District 1, Kunkle Fire Hall, 14 Fire
House Rd., Dallas
• District 2, Misericordia University
Anderson Sports & Health Center, 135
Misericordia Way, Dallas
• District 3, Dallas Township
Municipal Garage, 2919 State Route
309 Highway, Dallas
• Districts 4 and 5, Fellowship
Evangelical Free Church, 45
Hildebrandt Rd., Dallas
Dennison Township
• Dennison Township Municipal
Building, 76 Walnut St., White Haven
Dorrance Township
• Dorrance Township Municipal
Building, 7844 Blue Ridge Trail,
Mountain Top
Dupont Borough
• Wards 1 and 2, Dupont VFW, 401 Times Leader photo
Plymouth Township resident Beverly Clews casts her Nov. 3 mail ballot at the Luzerne County election bureau.
Main St., Dupont
Exeter Township • Ward 3, Forty Fort Borough Community Ambulance Association,
Duryea Borough • Exeter Township Municipal Building, Building, 1271 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort 1001 Center St., Hanover Township
• Ward 1, Duryea Borough Building, 2305 State Route 92, Harding • Wards 2, 3, 4 and 5, Hanover Area
315 Main St., Duryea Foster Township High School, 1600 San Souci Parkway,
• Ward 2, Germania Hose Company, Fairmount Township • District 1, White Haven VFW Post Hanover Township
430 Foote Ave., Duryea • Fairmount Township Volunteer Fire 6615, 3 VFW Rd., White Haven • Ward 6, Luzerne County Records
• Ward 3, Sacred Heart Church Hall, and Ambulance, 671 State Route 118, • District 2, Foster Township Storage Facility, 85 Young St., Hanover
529 Stephenson St., Duryea Sweet Valley Municipal Building, 1000 Wyoming Ave. Township
in the township
Edwardsville Borough Fairview Township Harveys Lake Borough
• Ward 1, Edwardsville Borough • Districts 1 and 2, Mountain Top Franklin Township • Harveys Lake Municipal Building,
Building (Fire Truck Garage Bay), 470 Hose Company, 14 Woodlawn Ave., • Franklin Township Fire Hall, 329 4875 Memorial Highway, Harveys Lake
Main St., Edwardsville Mountain Top Orange Rd., Dallas
• Ward 2, Edwardsville Borough Hazle Township
Building (Council Meeting Room, 2nd Forty Fort Borough Freeland • District 1, Harwood Fire House, 874
Floor), 470 Main St., Edwardsville • Ward 1, Cross Valley Assembly of • Freeland Ambulance Association, Old St., Hazle Township
God Church, 14 West Turner St., Forty 417 Johnson St., Freeland • Districts 2 and 3, Hazle Township
Exeter Borough Fort Commons Building, 101 W. 27th St.,
• Wards 1, 2 and 3, Wyoming Area • Ward 2, Forty Fort Presbyterian Hanover Township Hazle Township
High School, 20 Memorial St., Exeter Church, 1224 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort • Ward 1, Hanover Township
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Places Jackson Township
• Jackson Township
Laflin Borough
• St. Maria Goretti
Transfiguration Church,
240 Center St.,
• Ward 2, Newport
Township Municipal
Pittston Township
• District 1, Pittston
Fire Company, 1160 Church Hall, 42 Redwood Nanticoke Garage, 351 W. Kirmar Township Municipal
From page 10 Chase Rd., Shavertown Drive, Laflin Ave., Nanticoke Building, 421 Broad St. in
• Districts 4 and 5, Nescopeck Borough (Wanamie) the township
Jeddo Borough Lake Township • Nescopeck Youth • District 1, DCI (Old
Hazle Township Fire
Company, 1113 N. Church • Jeddo Borough • Lake Township Center, 501 Raber Ave., Nuangola Borough Pittston Township
St., Hazle Township Recreation Center, 593 Municipal Building, 488 Nescopeck • Nuangola Grove, 5177 Volunteer Fire
Highland St., Freeland State Route 29, Harveys Nuangola Rd., Nuangola Department), 20
Hazleton City Lake Nescopeck Township Freeport Rd., Pittston
Jenkins Township • Nescopeck Township Penn Lake Park Borough
• Wards 1 and 2,
Catholic Social Services • Districts 1 and Larksville Borough Municipal Building, • Penn Lake Plains Township
Family Center, 106 S. 2, Jenkins Township • Ward 1, Larksville 429 Berwick Hazleton Association/Penn Lake • Wards 1, 2 and 3, St.
Church St., Hazleton Volunteer Fire Road Department Highway, Nescopeck Community Center, 1744 Peter & Paul Bernardine
• Wards 3 and 4, Department, 2 Second Building, 55 New St., Lakeview Drive, White Hall, 13 Hudson Rd.,
St., Port Griffith Larksville New Columbus Borough Haven Plains
Hazleton Southside Fire
• District 3, Jenkins • Ward 2, Larksville • Northwest High • Wards 4 and 5, Plains
Station, 525 E. Broad St.,
Township Municipal Volunteer Fire School, 243 Thorne Rd., Pittston City Township Fire House, 50
Hazleton
Building, 46 1/2 Main St., Department, 490 E. State Shickshinny • Ward 1, Pittston Second St., Plains
• Ward 5, Terrace
Inkerman St., Larksville Active Adult Center, 441
Plaza, 601 S. Poplar St., Newport Township
• Ward 3, Larksville N. Main St., Pittston Plymouth Borough
Hazleton Kingston Borough • Ward 1, Newport
Borough Building, 211 E. • Wards 2, 3 and • Wards 1 and 3,
• Ward 6, Old 14th • Wards 1 and 2, Township Building
State St., Larksville 4, Pittston Memorial Plymouth Armory, 747 W.
Ward Fire Company, Kingston Armory 109th Meeting Room, 351 W. Library, J.P. Cosgrove Main St., Plymouth
546 E. Diamond Ave., Field Artillery, 280 Laurel Run Borough Kirmar Ave., Nanticoke Center, 47 Broad St., • Ward 2, Plymouth
Hazleton Market St., Kingston • Laurel Run Borough (Wanamie) Pittston See PLACES | 12
• Ward 7, Most Precious • Ward 3, Kingston Community Building, 100
Blood Church, 131 E. Central Fire Department, Dupont Drive, Laurel Run
Fourth St., Hazleton 600 Wyoming Ave.,
• Wards 8 and 10, Kingston Lehman Township
Hazleton City Hall, 40 N. • Ward 4, , Kingston • Districts 1, 2 and 3,
Church St., Hazleton Rec Center, 655 3rd Ave., Back Mountain Regional
• Wards 9 and 11, Our Kingston Emergency Services,
Lady of Grace Church, • Ward 5, Kingston 3593 State Route 118,
750 N. Vine St., Hazleton Municipal Building, 500 Dallas
Hollenback Township
Wyoming Ave., Kingston
• Ward 6, Hoyt Library, Luzerne Borough
• Hollenback Township • Holy Family Catholic
Municipal Building, 284 Wyoming Ave.,
Kingston Church, 574 Bennett St.,
660 East County Rd., Luzerne
Wapwallopen • Wards 7 and 8,
Kingston Rec Center, 655
Nanticoke City
Hughestown Borough 3rd Ave., Kingston
• Wards 1 and 5,
• Hughestown Hose Nanticoke Municipal
Kingston Township
Company No. 1, 30 Building, 15 E. Ridge St.,
Center St., Hughestown • District 1, Back
Mountain Harvest Nanticoke
Church, 340 Carverton • Ward 2, IBEW Local
Hunlock Township 163 JATC, 41 W. Church
• Hunlock Township Rd, Trucksville
• District 2, Kingston St., Nanticoke
Volunteer Fire House, • Wards 3 and
1114 Main Rd. Hunlock Township Administration
Building, 180 E. Center 4, Luzerne County
Creek Community College
St., Shavertown
Huntington Township • Districts 3 and 4, Safety Training Institute,
• Northwest High Cross Creek Community 1333 S. Prospect St.,
School, 243 Thorne Rd, Church, 370 Carverton Nanticoke
Shickshinny Rd., Shavertown • Ward 6, HolyPage 12 NAVIGATING ELECTION 2020 Sunday, October 25, 2020
Poll
From page 11
Borough Building, 162 W.
Shawnee Ave., Plymouth
Plymouth Township
• Plymouth Township
Municipal Building, 925
W. Main St., Plymouth
Pringle Borough
• Pringle Borough
Building, 89 Evans St.,
Pringle
Rice Township
• Districts 1 and 2, Rice
Elementary, 3700 Church
Rd., Mountain Top
Ross Township
• Sweet Valley
Volunteer Fire Company,
5383 Main Rd., Sweet
Valley
Salem Township
• Districts 1 and 2,
Berwick Assembly of God Times Leader photo
Church, 801 E. Fifth St., Luzerne County Election Bureau Deputy Director Dino Ninotti, at rear, prepares to retrieve mail ballots from a drop box at the county Penn Place Building in downtown
Berwick Wilkes-Barre last week.
Shickshinny Borough Building, 154 Main St., West Hazleton Borough Wilkes-Barre City Maronite Church, 311 in the township
• Northwest Area High Sybertsville • Wards 1 and 2, West • Wards 1, 2 and 3, Holy Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre
Hazleton Middle School, Trinity Russian Orthodox • Ward 14, Central Wright Township
School, 243 Thorne Hill
Swoyersville Borough 325 North St., West Pavilion, 401 E. Main St., United Methodist • Districts 1 and 2,
Rd., Shickshinny
• Ward 1, Music Box Hazleton Wilkes-Barre Church, 65 Academy St., Crestwood High School,
Slocum Township Dinner Playhouse, 196 • Wards 4, 8, 9, 10 and Wilkes-Barre 281 S. Mountain Blvd.,
• Slocum Township Hughes St., Swoyersville West Pittston Borough 11, Toyota Sports Plex, 38 • Wards 15 and 16, Mountain Top
Fire Hall, 1923 Slocum • Ward 2, Swoyersville • Wards 1, 2 and 3, Coal St., Wilkes-Barre David Kistler Elementary • Districts 3 and 4,
Rd., Wapwallopen Borough Building, 675 Wyoming Area High • Ward 5, Dan Flood School, 301 Old River Mountain Top Family
Main St., Swoyersville School, 20 Memorial St., Elementary School, Rd., Wilkes-Barre Church, 209 S. Mountain
Sugar Notch Borough • Ward 3, Swoyersville Exeter 565 N. Washington St., • Wards 17 and 18, St. Blvd., Mountain Top
• Warrior Run Fire Hall, Hose Company, 296 Wilkes-Barre Aloysius Padden Hall, 143
316 Academy St., Warrior Slocum St., Swoyersville West Wyoming Borough • Ward 6, St. Mary’s Division St., Wilkes-Barre Wyoming
Run • Wards 1 and 2, West Byzantine Catholic • Ward 20, Boyd • Wards 1, 2 and 3,
Union Township Wyoming Hose Company, Church, 695 N. Main St., Dodson Elementary Wyoming Volunteer Hose
Sugarloaf Township • Sylvania Masonic 926 Shoemaker Ave., Wilkes-Barre School, 80 Jones St., Company No. 2, 70 Third
• Districts 1 and 2, Hall, 249 Trailing Pine West Wyoming • Wards 7, 13 and Wilkes-Barre St., Wyoming
Sugarloaf Volunteer Fire Rd., Shickshinny 19, Arnaud C. Marts
Company, 95 W. County White Haven Borough Wilkes-Barre Township Yatesville
Gymnasium at Wilkes
Rd., Sugarloaf Warrior Run Borough • White Haven Area • Wards 1 and 2, • Yatesville Borough
University, 274 S. Franklin
• District 3, Sugarloaf • Warrior Run Fire Hall, Community Library, Wilkes-Barre Township Municipal Building, 33
St., Wilkes-Barre
Township Municipal 316 Academy St., Warrior 99 Towanda St., White Fire Hall, 152 Watson St. Pittston Ave., Yatesville
• Ward 12, St. Anthony
Run HavenSunday, October 25, 2020 NAVIGATING ELECTION 2020 Page 13
AP FACT CHECK
Falsehoods and fumbles in final debate
By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen and
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The facts took a
hit right out of the gate Thursday night.
President Donald Trump’s first line of
the night, about COVID-19 deaths, was
false and set the tone as he and Demo-
cratic rival Joe Biden unleashed a tor-
rent of claims in their last presidential
debate.
Trump misrepresented the reality of
the pandemic in myriad and familiar
ways, insisting against obvious reality
that the pandemic is drawing to a close.
He also boasted about “clean” facilities
at the border for migrant children, ignor-
ing the filthy conditions under which
they were held in 2018.
Biden, at times, was selective on the
coronavirus and other matters, at one
point stating that no one under Obam-
acare lost private health coverage. Mil-
lions did.
A look at how some of the statements
on the stage in Nashville, Tennessee,
compared with the facts:
CORONAVIRUS
TRUMP: “We’re rounding the turn.
AP photo
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden answers a question as President Donald Trump listens during the second and final
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80969327Page 14 NAVIGATING ELECTION 2020 Sunday, October 25, 2020
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Supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden yell across the street at supporters of President Donald Trump in front of Belmont University during the second presidential debate Thursday in Nashville,
Tenn. The debate was held in the Belmont basketball arena and event center.
Debate through Oct. 21 from
Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, the seven-day rolling
TRUMP: “All he does
is talk about shutdowns.
But forget about him.
coronavirus. They’re the
red states. They’re the
states in the Midwest or
their politics are.
Some Republican-led
states that were quick
like New York that were
hit hard in the initial
wave closed down and
From page 13 average for daily new His Democrat governors the states in the Upper to reopen saw a surge got their virus transmis-
cases in the U.S. rose Cuomo in New York, you Midwest. That’s where of virus cases in the sion rates down to very
We’re rounding the cor- over the past two weeks look at what’s going on the spike is occurring summer and are still low levels. But they’re
ner. It’s going away.” from over 42,300 on Oct. in California, you look significantly.” struggling to get their now seeing rebounds in
THE FACTS: No, the 7 to nearly 60,000 on at Pennsylvania, North THE FACTS: Neither transmission rates down. certain local communi-
coronavirus isn’t going Oct. 21. Carolina. Democrats — of them is right. Coro- Florida’s test positivity ties, prompting them to
away. It’s coming back. In that time the seven- Democrats all. They’re navirus isn’t a red-state rate is about 12% cur- target renewed restric-
New cases are on the rise day rolling average for shut down so tight, and problem or a blue-state rently, a level indicating tions.
toward their summer daily new deaths in the they’re dying.” problem. It’s a public widespread transmis- Nevada and Pennsyl-
peak. Deaths have also U.S. rose from 695 to BIDEN: “Look at health problem that sion. South Dakota is vania are two states with
been increasing. 757. the states that are hav- affects people no matter approaching 35%.
According to data *** ing such a spike in the where they live or what Democratic-led states See DEBATE | 15Sunday, October 25, 2020 NAVIGATING ELECTION 2020 Page 15
Debate credit for reducing pro-
jected mortality.
At an April 1 briefing,
settlement that governs
how children are cared
for in immigration cus-
tion hearings among
those who are released
pending their cases.
When Obamacare took
effect in 2014, several
million people lost indi-
Paris accord, an inter-
national agreement that
aims to halt the rise in
From page 14 when Trump and his offi- tody. Long-term facilities According to Justice vidual health insurance global temperatures,
cials discussed an actual for adults and children Department Statistics, a plans that no longer met is based on voluntary
Democratic governors projection of 100,000 were at capacity, mean- majority come back for minimum standards emission reductions. No
and high transmission to 240,000 deaths, the ing the administration their hearings. established by the law. nation was forced to do
rates at currently 20% president held out hope held people in the small A backlash forced the anything.
and 10% respectively, of keeping deaths under border stations for much HEALTH CARE White House to offer
based on a 14-day trend. 100,000. “I think we’re longer than the 72 hours BIDEN: “Not one sin- a work-around, but the EXTREMISTS
*** doing better than that.” normally allowed by law. gle person with private political damage was BIDEN: “He says
TRUMP on the toll of He has repeatedly moved The stations are hardly insurance would lose done. about the Poor Boys, last
COVID-19 in the U.S.: the goal posts to make meant for long-term their insurance under my Health insurance is time we were on a stage
“So as you know 2.2 mil- the massive mortality care. Children were not plan, nor did they under such a complicated area here, said — I told them
lion people, modeled out, and infection numbers provided hot meals and Obamacare, they did that almost any action to stand down and stand
were expected to die.” look better. families slept on the floor not lose their insurance, has the potential for ready. Come on. This
THE FACTS: This on top of Mylar blankets. unless they chose they unintended consequenc- guy has a dog whistle as
was his first line in the MIGRANTS Flu and sickness ran wanted to go to some- es. big as a fog horn.”
debate, and it is false. TRUMP, speaking rampant, and hundreds thing else.” THE FACTS: That is
The U.S. death toll from about children who were of small children were THE FACTS: He’s CLIMATE CHANGE not exactly what Trump
the pandemic was not separated from parents at kept together without wrong about Obamacare. TRUMP: The Paris said and that is not the
expected to be that high. the U.S.-Mexico border: adequate care. Then-President Barack accord meant “we were name of the neo-fascist
Such an extreme “They are so well taken *** Obama promised if you going to have to spend group.
projection was merely a care of; they’re in facili- TRUMP, on immi- liked your health insur- trillions of dollars…. During the last debate,
baseline if nothing at all ties that are so clean.” grants who are released ance, you could keep They did a great disser- Trump was asked if he
were done to fight the THE FACTS: Not so. from custody in the U.S. it under his Affordable vice. They were going to would condemn white
pandemic. Doing nothing At the height of the to wait out their cases Care Act, but that’s not take away our business.”
was never an option and family separations in being allowed to stay: what happened for some. THE FACTS: The See DEBATE | 16
public-health authorities 2018, Border Patrol facil- “They say they come
did not expect over 2 ities were cramped well back, less than 1% of the
million deaths. beyond capacity with people come back. We
Trump often cites the migrants who were kept have to send … Border • VOTED TO SAFELY REOPEN
number to put the real-
ity of more than 220,000
in squalid conditions,
according to watchdog
Patrol out to find them.”
THE FACTS: That’s OUR ECONOMY DURING
deaths in a better light
and to attempt to take
reports and the lawyers
responsible for a federal
false. There are far fewer
no-shows for immigra-
THE PANDEMIC
• SUPPORTS OUR POLICE
AND FIRST RESPONDERS
• FIGHTING TO ELIMINATE
SCHOOL PROPERTY TAX
IN THE NOV. 3 ELECTION,
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President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden
walk on stage during the second and final presidential debate Thursday at Belmont University in Paid for by Citizens for Mullery
Nashville, Tenn. 80970279Page 16 NAVIGATING ELECTION 2020 Sunday, October 25, 2020
Poll able whether there is a
material difference.
contradicts his claims.
The IRS does not
charge taxpayers a filing
Trump, starting in 2010,
claimed and received an
HUNTER BIDEN
TRUMP: “Joe got $3.5
(million) from Russia.
in Ukraine.
The report did not
income tax refund that allege that Joe Biden
From page 15 TRUMP’S TAXES fee, though tax prepara- totaled $72.9 million, And it came through himself got $3.5 million
TRUMP on his taxes: tion services do. The which was at the core Putin because he was or that Russia President
supremacist and militia
“They keep talking $750 that Trump paid of an ongoing audit by very friendly with the Vladimir Putin had any-
groups that have shown about $750, which I in 2016 and 2017 in the former mayor of Mos-
up at some protests in the IRS. The Times said thing to do with such
think is a filing fee. … income taxes was to the a ruling against Trump cow, and it was the the a payment. Nor does
the U.S. He said, “Give Tens of millions of dol- federal government, not mayor of Moscow’s wife.
me a name” and Biden could cost him $100 mil- the report allege that
lars (in income taxes) I a tax preparation service. … Your family got $3.5
chimed in by saying, lion or more. Hunter Biden pocketed
prepaid.” On his China It’s not clear what million. Someday you’re
“Proud Boys,” a refer- Nor did Trump the money himself. The
bank account: “I was a Trump is talking about going to have to explain
ence to the far-right businessman in 2013 and with regard to prepaying close his Chinese bank why.” report said the sum went
extremist group that has I closed the account in his taxes, but what mat- account, according to THE FACTS: There instead to an investment
shown up at protests in 2015.” ters is what he ultimately Alan Garten, a lawyer is no evidence of this. firm he co-founded.
the Pacific Northwest. THE FACTS: Trump owed the government. for Trump’s company. He Trump is falsely charac- Hunter Biden’s lawyer
“Proud Boys, stand is not being honest about Americans often have told the Times that the terizing a recent report has said in a statement
back and stand by,” his taxes. their income tax pay- account remains open, by Republican Sen. Ron to reporters that his cli-
Trump said. He did Reporting by The ments deducted from though the company’s Johnson, who investigat- ent had no interest in
not tell them to “stand New York Times, which their paychecks. The office in China has been ed Biden’s son, Hunter, and was not a founder of
ready,” though it’s debat- obtained his tax records, Times reported that inactive since 2015. and his business dealings the firm.
“I was raised by public
school teachers. We can
fairly fund schools AND
provide property tax relief
by closing tax loopholes for
the politically connected.”
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