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RNC chair: We’re ‘going to be in the room’ when votes are cast, counted in November

by Filip Timotija - 04/07/24 7:00 AM ET

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley said the committee will ensure it is “going to be in the room” when the early votes are cast and counted in the November election.

Whatley said the RNC is going to “ensure” each state has “good rules of the road” and “thousands” of attorneys present when votes are being cast in November to make sure the ballots are “protected” and the integrity of the election is preserved.

“We want to make sure that every state has good rules of the road, right,” Whatley said in an interview with radio talk show host John Catsimatidis on WABC 770 AM’s “Cats Roundtable.”

“So we’re working with the legislatures, we’re working with the boards of elections, the secretaries of states to make sure that the laws, the rules, the regulations that cover elections are where we need them to be,” he said.

The recently elected chair of the RNC said that if those rules, laws and regulations are not where they want them to be, the committee is going to sue.

“And if they’re not, we’re going to sue,” Whatley, who was elected with the backing of former President Trump, said during the interview.

He said he has already filed 80 lawsuits in 24 states to ensure there will be “good, solid” election rules in place.

Whatley also stated the RNC will have “thousands” of lawyers present when the November votes are being cast and counted.

“You have to be in the room,” Whatley said. “You got to have observers and attorneys in the room when the votes are being cast, and when the votes are being counted. So we’re in the process of recruiting tens of thousands of volunteers, thousands of attorneys all across the country so that when we get into the election season, we’re going to be in the room.”

Whatley also said last month the party should communicate with its base about voting before Election Day. But when asked if the party will directly encourage the GOP electorate to vote early, he said “to the degree that we can before they go vote.”