Bucks County Commission Chairwoman Diane Ellis Marseglia (D) is backing away from a promise to count illegal votes in the U.S. Senate race between Democratic incumbent Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick.
Multiple news outlets declared McCormick the winner, but Casey refused to recount the race and called for a recount because the results were within 0.5% of the difference that could trigger a recount. did.
'Misunderstanding [an] This is an unnaturally worded statement on my part. ”
The recount threatens the integrity of the election, as Ellis Marseglia essentially concedes that he plans to defy the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's order not to count undated or incorrectly dated mail-in ballots. caused concern.
“People break the law whenever they want,” Ellis Marseglia said. “So for me, if I'm going to violate this law, it's because I want the court to take notice. There's nothing more important than counting the votes.”
Again on Monday, the state Supreme Court ruled that undated or incorrectly dated ballots cannot be counted.
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley accused Democrats of “brazenly attempting to violate the law by attempting to count illegal ballots” to “steal seats” from Republican candidates.
“The RNC has already filed four lawsuits regarding this, and we intend to fight it as long as necessary,” Whatley said. said. “This is truly left-wing election interference that undermines voter confidence.”
On Monday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D) broke his silence on the issue, saying: claim “The lack of legal clarity surrounding undated mail-in ballots has created significant confusion and placed counties in a difficult legal position.”
He said county officials “will be criticized for doing it, and they will be criticized for not doing it — and will likely face legal action no matter what the aggregate decision is.” said.
“As we move forward, I want to be clear: Any insinuation that our laws can be ignored or don’t matter is irresponsible and undermines confidence in our electoral process,” Shapiro said. , presumably referring to Ellis-Marseglia's earlier statements.
“The rule of law is important in this commonwealth, and as I have always said, it is important that counties and officials of both parties respect the rule of law in both their rhetoric and their actions,” he added. Ta.
Whatley called Shapiro's comments “better late than never.”
“It's heartening to see that when Democrats come to the conclusion that they can't ignore the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and still get enough votes to win…Governor Shapiro suddenly realizes that he supports the rule of law.” “I realized that,” Whatley said. said.
Later that day, Ellis-Marseglia appeared to retract his earlier statements, the newspaper reported. philadelphia inquirer.
She blamed “misunderstanding” [an] This is my careless remark. ”
“We apologize for the upset and confusion caused,” she said.
Ellis Marseglia argued Monday's court's reaffirmation ruling provides much-needed clarity.
“This is exactly what I was hoping for and for the court to consider and clarify,” she said. “We were under suspension, but now we have complete clarity.”
Blaze News reached out to Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schoen to determine whether her office plans to open an investigation into the matter. However, Sean did not respond to requests for comment.
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