Philadelphia's DA has a warning for anyone who tries to intimidate voters on Election Day

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia's district attorney is highlighting voter protection efforts ahead of Tuesday's election.

The D.A.'s Election Task Force, along with city leaders and the police commissioner, held a news conference on Monday morning.

D.A. Larry Krasner says there will be additional officers at polling locations across the city.

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However, by law, no police officer is allowed to be within one hundred feet of a polling place.

The Election Task Force will be activated starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday.

Krasner emphasized that anyone who tries to attempt voter intimidation or voter suppression will be held accountable.

"There is an election court with judges. They have orders. Those orders are going to say, in essence, get out of the polling place. Anybody that doesn't get out, you're getting arrested. That's how it works," Krasner said.

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Officials presented a united front on Monday.

"I can guarantee you we're going to have a free and fair, safe and secure election in Philadelphia," said City Commissioner Seth Bluestein.

On the state level, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt asked people to remain vigilant and not let disinformation prevent them from voting.

"I will make two commitments to you today: First, that Pennsylvania's election will be free fair, safe and secure. Second, all registered voters will have the opportunity to make their voice heard," Schmidt said.

Already, more than two million people in Pennsylvania have made themselves heard by sending in mail-in ballots.

In Philadelphia alone, more than 179,000 ballots have been returned, which is about half of the number mailed in 2020.

Those can be processed and counted starting when the polls open Tuesday at 7 a.m.

As it stands now, some 50,000 ballots still haven't been returned. It's too late to mail them, so if you still have one you'll need to put it in a drop box.

Those drop boxes will be locked at 8 p.m. when polls close.