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FILE - Work continues at a shale gas well drilling site in St. Mary's, Pa., March 12, 2020. Facing the need to win Pennsylvania, Vice President Kamala Harris has sworn off any prior assertion that she opposed fracking. But that hasn't stopped Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump from wielding her now-abandoned position as to win over working-class voters in the key battleground state where the industry means jobs. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Fact check: A president can’t ban fracking in Pennsylvania

By Susan Phillips/StateImpact Pennsylvania

Former President Donald Trump claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris would ban fracking if she is elected president, which she wouldn’t have the power to do

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Provisional ballots are a backstop to make sure people can vote even when there’s confusion.

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Elections 101: How recounts work in Pennsylvania

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