The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Monday that Democrats cannot count undated or misdated ballots in a recount for one of the state's Senate seats.
Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey refused to concede the election and called for a recount, even though many news outlets declared Republican challenger Dave McCormick the winner. Although the official margin of victory is just barely within the 0.5% threshold for a recount, many are willing to concede to Mr. Casey to save taxpayers money and given the long-term possibility of a challenge. I'm asking you to.
“The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rightly cracked down on a blatantly lawless campaign by Bob Casey and his sleazy lawyer Marc Elias to undermine the will of voters and steal his Senate seat.”
“Senator-elect McCormick's lead is irreversible, as the Associated Press has made clear,” said Elizabeth Gregory, McCormick's communications director. “A recount is a waste of time and taxpayers' time, but that's Casey's prerogative. McCormick knows what it's like to lose an election, and he's confident that Sen. Casey will ultimately come to the right conclusion.” .”
Critics became even more furious when Democratic officials in some counties began counting undated or incorrectly dated ballots in recounts. This is a clear violation of Pennsylvania election law.
of the court cited Decide on the 2023 election law.
“Election law requires absentee electors and mail-in voters to date their declaration on the ballot return envelope, and if they do not comply, Pennsylvania law requires them to shall be invalidated,” the article states.
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley condemned Democratic Party after the verdict.
“Following the RNC's latest lawsuit, today the Pennsylvania Supreme Court once again ruled that undated ballots do not count. There are no more excuses. Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia, and more… “County election officials have no choice but to reject illegal ballots.” X Whatley.
“We will hold them back. Protect the vote!” he concluded.
The Senate Republican National Committee had a much harsher response.
“The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rightly cracked down on the blatantly lawless campaign by Bob Casey and his sleazy lawyer Marc Elias to undermine the will of voters and steal his Senate seat weeks after the election was announced. ,” the group said. wrote on social media. ”[Pennsylvania Gov.] Josh Shapiro [Sen.] John Fetterman and the national Democratic Party must demand that Casey concede and stop undermining confidence in our elections. ”
Bucks County Commissioner Diane Marseglia said: reportedly voted to continue counting votes, but did not respond to Blaze News' requests for comment.
Republicans on Wednesday selected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be the majority leader when they take control of the Senate in January.
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