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From Fox News: Conservatives blasted Pennsylvania’s Department of State this month for scheduling a system maintenance update to its voter registration website the same day former President Trump returned to Butler, where he survived an assassination attempt in July.
The operation would have taken the site offline for several hours during the same time frame the Trump campaign expected to register voters. The department, however, moved the window of time for maintenance to later in the night amid an early outcry.
“The PA State Department voter registration website will be unavailable on Saturday, October 5th, the day that President Trump will be triumphantly returning to the site of the assassination attempt in Butler County, PA. W/ all eyes on PA, the site will be down. Coincidence?” GOP activist Scott Pressler posted to Instagram on Thursday.
Fox News Digital reviewed archived data from the Pennsylvania Voter Registration website and found that it issued a disclaimer to voters that the website would be unavailable on Oct. 5 beginning at 6 p.m.
“This website will undergo scheduled system maintenance and be unavailable Saturday, October 5 from 6 p.m. until 12 a.m. We thank you for your understanding.,” the Pennsylvania Voter Registration website stated on Oct. 1, an archived page reviewed by Fox News Digital shows.
Presler blasted the Democrat-led Pennsylvania State Department.
“Dear @PAStateDept, How do you respond to the accusation that you’re engaging in election interference by scheduling voter registration maintenance during the day that President Trump is having a rally in Butler? Why 6 p.m. – 12 a.m., instead of 12 a.m. – 6 a.m.? Why Saturday?” he demanded.
Dear @PAStateDept,
How do you respond to the accusation that you’re engaging in election interference
by scheduling voter registration maintenance during the day that President Trump is having a rally in Butler?
Why 6 p.m. – 12 a.m., instead of 12 a.m. – 6 a.m.? Why Saturday? https://t.co/pNV36HcQQE
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) October 2, 2024
The next day, Pennsylvania state officials quietly changed the scheduled website maintenance, moving it from 6pm-12am, to 10pm-4am.
The @PAStateDept just quietly changed the scheduled maintenance from 6 p.m.
to 10 p.m. – 4 a.m.
We are watching you — peacefully — like a hawk.
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) October 3, 2024
Presler celebrated the victory, as the earlier attempt to shut the website down right at the time of Trump’s huge Butler rally would have prevented people from registering to vote.
Our work getting the voter registration maintenance changed
probably will net President Trump a few thousand more votes
during the peak time of his rally in Butler this Saturday.
Very proud. pic.twitter.com/VXz6Hy9xeV
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) October 3, 2024
Thank you to every single person — including the media — that swiftly covered this story.
You all may very well have just netted thousands of new voters in Pennsylvania.
This is a big deal. pic.twitter.com/6wxmAngzMj
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) October 3, 2024
Battleground state under fire for scheduling voter registration site to go dark same day as Butler rally https://t.co/IGovgfY6nf
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 6, 2024
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