What did Lee Zeldin claim about elections on 6 Jan 2021?
Lee Zeldin, U.S. Representative (R-NY) ·
The issue was magnified by the voter rolls being so inaccurate that more voters submitted ballots than there were registered voters.
Not true. Pennsylvania had 9,090,962 registered voters and 6,945,045 people voted in 2020, about 2.1 million fewer than were registered.
Pennsylvania had 9,090,962 registered voters as of Nov. 3, 2020, and 6,945,045 people voted in the 2020 general election, about 2.1 million fewer voters than were registered (Pennsylvania Department of State, 2020 General Election Report).
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- House floor speech supporting the objection to Arizona's electoral votes after the joint session resumed following the Capitol attack.
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