Bob Casey and his team of attorneys are trying to squeeze every last little onto their large, filthy plate of fries, as if the Pennsylvania Senate race were a jug of sauce.
But bad.
In two local court cases, losing senator Bob Casey and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee ( DSCC ) join forces to urge county judges to ignore Pennsylvania’s clearly written election laws and stifle Casey’s efforts to win more votes.  ,
But there still wo n’t be enough votes to cover the 17, 502 vote gap between Casey and the winning candidate, Republican Dave McCormick. According to Pennsylvania Department of State figures, the benefits are close enough to warrant a tell, but even in races that were significantly closer, the results never change.  ,  ,
In artistic cases brought on Monday by the Elias Law Group, led by Democrat application Marc Elias, Casey’s latest attempt to win more seats includes 94 votes in Bucks County and 98 in Erie County.
Crumbs.
Both situations blame poll workers for voting errors when casting poor ballots, and therefore, they say, the votes may be counted.  ,
The state board of elections in Bucks rejected 74 temporary ballots because they were not contained in secret envelopes.
A temporary poll may not be counted under Pennsylvania vote law if it does not include a secret envelope.
Casey’s event argues,” Voters who cast temporary vote do so in person, in a process that requires the communicate manner of poll workers. Voters ‘ voting issues are always the result of a poll worker not providing the required information or precise and accurate directions to citizens in this situation. The national Due Process Clause is violated when a voter makes a mistaken choice to cast a ballot or when election authorities have induced the vote to do so in an unlawful manner.
The board’s decision is also in violation of the Help America Vote Act ( HAVA ), which states that if election officials determine that an individual’s provisional ballot is eligible to cast a ballot, that it will be counted in accordance with state law.
Again, state law mandates that if a temporary vote lacks the secret envelope, it will not be counted.
The court filing in Erie County uses the same arguments to support a unique ballot flaw: temporary ballots were rejected because the voting had previously signed the exterior envelope but then went back and did not do so.
Provisional ballots must have two signatures on both the temporary vote envelope in Pennsylvania. When the temporary ballot envelope is placed within, the voter must sign an affidavit by which he is swearing that he is residing in the municipality in which he is voting.
The surveys workers are to blame if voters get it wrong, and the lawsuit claims that the seats may be tallied. This is roughly the same as the Bucks processing.
However, according to Pennsylvania law,” A temporary vote shall not been counted if… or the affidavit… is not signed by the individual.”
These last-ditch constitutional demands will be handled by the Money and Erie County Courts of Common Pleas. If the courts follow Pennsylvania rules and the instances do n’t get Casey’s means, legal appeals are good, which will bring out the entire process.
However, election officials work on the tell, with results due to the Department of State by Nov. 26.
Casey has no scientific path to victory, even if he wins his circumstances, the McCormick group has frequently stated. When the McCormick culture was called, The Associated Press saw this.
So why is Casey, himself an counsel, bothering to bend over to pick up coins? For upcoming elections, is it intended to test the authorities or establish precedent in law? Does the state legislature need to update laws, specifically?
Whatever the purpose, Casey’s tradition of an ordinary career in the U. S. Senate did remain marred by this useless quest.
The Federalist’s Beth Brelje is a journalist for elections. She is an award-winning analytical columnist with years of internet experience.
