Bucks County GOP chairwoman says Casey ‘not facing reality’ in illegal vote-counting fallout
By
Elaine Mallon
November 15, 2024 4:11 pm
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Bucks County commissioners who voted to violate the law by flouting a ruling from the Democratic-leaning Pennsylvania Supreme Court spurred outrage from local and national Republicans.
The decision to count roughly 124 provisional ballots that were missing signatures, against the advice of the board’s lawyers, shocked Bucks County Republican Party Chairwoman Pat Poprik, who blasted the board members for not following a clear law laid out earlier this year.
“It’s been affirmed now by the Supreme Court,” Poprik told the Washington Examiner in an interview on Friday. “So when my county commissioners voted the other day not to do it, they’re going against the law. It’s that simple.”
On Thursday, two of the three Bucks County Commissioners voted to accept ballots that voters signed in one section but not another. The ballots could be pivotal in a Senate contest recount between Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and challenger Dave McCormick.
Board member Diane Marseglia made her intention of violating the law clear, saying she was doing it to get the attention of a higher court.
“I think we all know that precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore in this country, and people violate laws anytime they want,” Marseglia said. “So for me, if I violate this law, it’s because I want a court to pay attention to it.”
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