Philly DA's Office unveils Election Protection Task Force

The Philadelphia District Attorney s Office is unveiling it s Election Protection Task Force ahead of next week s general elections. The move comes as the Department of Justice announced plans to send election monitors to certain parts of Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia and Lehigh County, for the upcoming midterm election. Come Tuesday, Election Day, members of the team will be working throughout the day on Tuesday to monitor polling places throughout the city to ensure there are no issues impacting the right to vote for any Philadelphia resident no matter how they intend to vote. Appearing via a remote feed at a morning event to unveil the task force, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner promised that the task force would be watching for any interference in next week s elections and, if issues are found, the task force will come down hard to address them. Make no mistake, we got teeth and we are going to use them if we need to use them, he said. If peopl