In the country’s U.S. Senate race recall, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled on Monday that unintentional and inaccurate votes may be counted. Democrats ‘ election officials attempted to disdain the judge’s earlier decision to not allow unsuitable vote, but the decision was made.
According to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s order from Monday,” All Responders, including the Board of Elections in Bucks County, Montgomery County, and Philadelphia County, SHALL COMPLY with the prior decisions of this Court, in which we have clarified that mail-in and absentee votes that do not agree with the Pennsylvania Election Code’s needs may NOT be counted for the purposes of the vote held on November 5, 2024.”
Democratic election commissioners voted last week to allow undated and inaccurate ballots to be counted in the state election recount for the 2024 contest between Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa. ) and Republican Senator Dave McCormick (R-Pa. ). The recall, which is automatically triggered in the position if the individuals are separated by less than half a percentage point, started on Monday and is scheduled to close on November 26.
Last week, Democratic Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia disregarded the state supreme court’s previous ruling against counting undated or misdated ballots, saying,” I think we all know that precedent by a court does n’t matter anymore in this country” . ,
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” Citizens violate laws whenever they want”, Ellis-Marseglia added. ” So, for me, if I violate this law, it’s because I want a judge to pay attention to it”.
According to , The New York Times, Monday’s decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is expected to change the counting of 600 votes in Philadelphia County, 400 Vote in Bucks County, and an undisclosed number of ballots in Montgomery County.
Gov. On Monday, state supreme court justice Joseph Shapiro (D-Pa. ) declared his support for the state’s decision, saying that any notion that our laws can be ignored or irrelevant is irresponsible and would harm the trust in our electoral process.
” The rule of law issues in Pennsylvania”, Shapiro added. ” Countries in both parties must esteem it with both their language and their deeds.”
After Monday’s decision, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley issued a statement on X, previously Online, saying,” Following our latest RNC complaint, now the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled but once that unpublished vote CANNOT BE COUNTED. No more excuses. Election officials in Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia, and other counties have absolutely no choice but to reject illegal ballots. We’ll demand it from them.
