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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katie Hawkinson

Order of nuns living in monastery hit back after GOP canvasser falsely accuses them of voter fraud

A sign that reads, ‘Mount Saint Benedict Monastery.’ A Pennsylvania GOP canvasser claims that there are 53 voter registration addresses attached to the monastery, but that ‘no one’ lives there — however, the Benedictine Sisters who do call the monastery home are hitting back - (Google Maps)

A Pennsylvania canvasser claimed an address in Erie, Pennsylvania – a key swing county in a key swing state for the upcoming presidential election – is linked to 53 voter registrations and could be the source of voter fraud.

However, that address is home to the Benedictine Sisters of Erie – and they’re firing back at what they’ve called a “defamatory” claim from the canvassing group’s founder.

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