Conservative activist Scott Pressler gleefully defied the Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week, threatening a Bucks County Board of Elections member who moved to count unsigned ballots unless she immediately resigns. He said he would make it his mission to lose his seat. during elections.
At Tuesday's well-attended board meeting, Pressler lambasted Bucks County Commission Chairwoman Diane Ellis-Marseglia and Vice-Chairman Robert Harvey Jr.
“The message is that if you don't step down today, peacefully, peacefully, we'll come to take your seat in 2027,” Pressler said.
“Good luck,” the woman replied, but it's unclear if it was Elise Marseglia.
“I will quietly take my seat and, Harvey, Director Harvey, this applies to you as well. You are an accomplice,” Pressler added.
So Pressler called out top Democratic elections lawyer Marc Elias, pledging to work to turn purple counties red over the next few years.
Marc Elias and his entourage must be prohibited from practicing law in Pennsylvania. If his cronies do anything illegal, I want you to know that I will spend all of my time in Bucks County for the next three years to make sure we take this county back.
Ellis-Marseglia and Harvey Jr. I decided Lawyers for Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pennsylvania) filed a 2-1 motion last Tuesday to count more than 400 mail-in ballots with incorrect or no dates. pointed He filed a lawsuit against the Bucks County Board of Elections in Bucks County Civil Court.
“Despite the general counsel’s recommendation to reject the vote ‘based on the state of the law,’ the board did so,” the appeal states.
The Associated Press specifically declared McCormick the winner of the race on Nov. 7, but Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) refused to concede as Democrats contested the results.
On Monday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered the state's county election boards to follow previous rulings and not count “mail-in and absentee ballots” that do not comply with state election law into Republican victories.
On Nov. 14, days after misdated or missing mail-in ballots were counted, Mr. Ellis-Marseglia and Mr. Harvey Jr. voted 2-1 to choose one of two locations. Provisional ballots missing a signature in one place were counted.
Again, the county attorney's office advised the commission not to count the votes, but two commissioners ignored that recommendation. Just before the vote, Mr. McCormick's lawyer, Walter Jimolong, also cited a recent Supreme Court ruling that says voters must sign in both places for their ballot to be counted.
“The Supreme Court stated that Election Code Section 3050(a)(4) has a clear requirement that voters must sign in both places, and no matter what happens, their vote will not be counted. That's very clearly stated,'' Jimoron said.
Ahead of her vote, Ellis Marseglia said she did not give much weight to U.S. legal precedent, indicating she was unconcerned about whether her move to count the votes would violate the law in her official capacity.
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“I think everyone knows that court precedent no longer matters in this country and people will break the law all the time,” she said. “So, for me, I violate this law because I want the court to pay attention.”
“And there's nothing more important than counting the votes, and I'm going to see it through to the end,” she added.
Elise Marseglia said her comments went viral and she has since received death threats. I apologized He condemned her actions at Tuesday's board meeting, claiming that “passion in my heart controlled me.”
“That really wasn't the best word. I'd like to do it all again. I think it's so scary. I should have been more clear. I'm sure I'll be clearer in the future,” she told the gathering. He said this to the groans of the citizens who had packed the building.
“I mean, it's an apology. Bear with me. It's not like I haven't said anything to any of you,” she replied.
At one point, she silenced an attendee who spoke during her briefing and clarified that her remarks about not respecting precedent were about the U.S. Supreme Court, including the cassation decision. Roe vs. Waderather the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
“When I carelessly spoke and used the word precedent while talking about provisional voting, I was referring to the U.S. Supreme Court and the precedent lost in many issues, including Roe v. Wade. ” she said with a very loud moan. From voters who turned to booing.
“If you could just hold on for just one more minute,” she said, slamming her gavel at the obvious disdain of the citizens.
“Unfortunately, I took my frustration to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, many of whom are friends of mine and people I respect, and whose decision is complex, difficult, and important.” she said.
