Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders election officials to stop counting ballots with date errors
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ordered election officials in the state to stop counting mail-in ballots marked with the wrong date or missing dates from their outer envelopes.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ordered election officials in the state to stop counting mail-in ballots marked with the wrong date or missing dates from their outer envelopes.
The court order specifies that Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, where Republicans argue that officials have opted to count mail-in ballots with errors on their outer envelopes, must adhere to the high court's earlier rulings, which said undated or misdated mail-in ballots should not be counted.
The directive is a courtroom victory for Republican Dave McCormick, who holds a narrow lead over Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in a razor-thin Senate race that is headed to a recount this week.
Elizabeth Gregory, a spokesperson for McCormick's campaign, called the ruling "a massive setback to Casey’s attempt to count illegal ballots" in a post on X, adding that McCormick "looks forward to taking the Oath of Office in January."
Tiernan Donohue, a campaign manager for Casey, characterized the litigation in a statement Monday as part of an effort by McCormick and other Republicans to disenfranchise Pennsylvania voters.
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