At least half the calls being placed Tuesday to complain about intimidation at the polls to Election Protection, a coalition of organizations that monitors voting, have come from the battleground state of Pennsylvania, according to a report from Politics USA.
Most of the complaints are from voters who are being asked for identification, even though it's not needed to vote in the state of Pennsylvania. According to state law, identification is required for new voters or those voting in a new location, but a driver's license or photo ID are not required.
NBC News reports one of the voters in Philadelphia said she was asked for a photo ID by a poll worker who insisted she needed one, and she figured the worker must not have been trained well.
A photo ID law was passed in the state in 2012, but was blocked ahead of that year's election and struck down by a court the next year.
While he was campaigning in the state, GOP nominee Donald Trump made several statements to supporters telling them to monitor polling places in "certain areas" because he believes the election system is "rigged," reports Mediaite.
His comments met with calls of racism, with critics saying requesting IDs is difficult in more urban areas of the state.
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