The editors of the Wall Street Journal on Monday expressed shock at the “stunning” decision by authorities in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to count ballots with incorrect dates.
Bucks County Democratic Commissioners Diane Ellis Marseglia and Robert Harvey spoke Thursday of Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick (Pa.) against Democratic Sen. Bob Casey (Pennsylvania) ahead of the recount. With a narrow lead, they began counting undated or incorrectly dated ballots. James Freeman, deputy editor of the Wall Street Journal, said the county did not seek to discuss the law in any way. (Related article: ‘I’d like an answer’: Faulkner asks Democratic guest point-blank question: Does his party actually tolerate corruption?)
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“It’s amazing. It’s breathtaking. It’s just blatant defiance of the law, not trying to make a legal argument, just saying you don’t have to follow the law, you don’t have to because you don’t feel like it.” Freeman told American Report co-host Sandra Smith. “As viewers can probably imagine, this is not some vague old law provision. This is clear state law: Mailed ballots must be signed and dated. , if you go to the Pennsylvania state website, it’s very clear that these are the rules and they tell voters what they have to do.”
“So for the people of Bucks County, for the commissioners, for officials in Bucks County and elsewhere, this is an outrageous act, and sadly, we don’t hear much from state officials in Pennsylvania,” Freeman said. continued. “This is a sign that he’s not a partisan hack for Gov. Josh Shapiro, who has given the impression that he’s one of the more enlightened, rational, moderate Democrats, as opposed to the left. It’s going to be an opportunity and I’m not going to do that.” I don’t think too many voices are being heard. ”
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ordered Bucks County and other jurisdictions not to count incorrectly dated ballots, following a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee in response to Thursday’s vote by Bucks County commissioners. Ta.
“Following the RNC’s latest lawsuit, today the Pennsylvania Supreme Court once again ruled that undated ballots cannot be counted,” said RNC Chairman Michael Whatley. Posted About X. “There are no more excuses. Election officials in Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia, and other counties have no choice but to reject illegal votes. We will let them live with it.”
In an op-ed published Monday, Casey supported efforts by Bucks County and other jurisdictions to count incorrectly dated ballots, saying compliance with state law would “disenfranchise thousands of voters.” He insisted that it would be.
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