Pennsylvania Town’s ‘Election Integrity Law’ Shows Impact Of Trump’s Lies

Pennsylvania Town’s ‘Election Integrity Law’ Shows Impact Of Trump’s Lies

Storm clouds gather over Lehigh Township on an August afternoon. - TNS

LEHIGH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — For the most part, the Board of Supervisors meeting was just like any other in this farming community. Approval of a $256,968.10 paving project. A kerfuffle with Parks and Rec over maintenance of a baseball field. Reports of an “out of control” landscaper destroying crops near Teel Road. Then came Resolution 2021-9. “[T]he following election integrity laws will be adhered to throughout the Lehigh Township community,” it began. It read like a proclamation straight from the Trump campaign. No more mail ballots, drop boxes, or “ballot harvesting” ― a phrase used by critics ...

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