{"id":2370505,"date":"2024-11-18T18:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T23:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-integrity-win-top-pennsylvania-court-drops-huge-ruling-making-democratic-sen-bob-caseys-loss-even-worse\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T18:57:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T23:57:49","slug":"election-integrity-win-top-pennsylvania-court-drops-huge-ruling-making-democratic-sen-bob-caseys-loss-even-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-integrity-win-top-pennsylvania-court-drops-huge-ruling-making-democratic-sen-bob-caseys-loss-even-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Integrity Win: Top Pennsylvania Court Drops Huge Ruling, Making Democratic Sen. Bob Casey&#8217;s Loss Even Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felection-integrity-win-top-pennsylvania-court-drops-huge-ruling-making-democratic-sen-bob-caseys-loss-even-worse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370505&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that counties in the\u2064 state must not count mail-in ballots that lack proper dates\u2063 or otherwise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-arizona-city-just-appointed-a-democrat-ballot-harvester-as-its-vice-mayor\/\" title=\"Arizona City Appoints Democrat Ballot Harvester as Vice Mayor\">violate election\u2064 laws<\/a>. This decision came after the Republican National Committee and the\u2062 Pennsylvania Republican \u2064Party filed a lawsuit to ensure compliance with these rules. The ruling is significant as it affects the ongoing Senate race \u2062between Republican candidate Dave McCormick, who currently has about a 17,000-vote lead over incumbent\u2063 Democrat Bob Casey, though Casey has not conceded the race. <\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s order requires\u200b all election\u200b boards, including those in Democratic-majority counties like Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia, to adhere to\u200c the laws set forth in the Pennsylvania Election\u200c Code. However, some local officials have reportedly ignored\u2064 this ruling, causing \u200bcontroversy around the \u2064counting of mail-in\u200b ballots\u2062 deemed\u2064 &#8220;illegal&#8221; due to missing signatures or dates. <\/p>\n<p>The affair\u2064 has drawn attention to the broader implications of ballot counting practices in Pennsylvania, particularly as recounts are triggered due to the narrow margin in the Senate race. The final recount \u200dresults are \u200cexpected by November 27. The situation highlights the political tension over\u2062 mail-in \u2064voting rules, especially \u200din contexts where voting methods\u2064 favored by one party may\u200b clash with legal interpretations upheld by the courts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Pennsylvania Supreme Court directed Pennsylvania counties on Monday not to count mail-in ballots that lacked the correct date or otherwise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fulton-county-ga-elections-board-director-fired\/\" title=\"Fulton County, Ga. elections board director fired\">violated state law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania had filed suit against all of the state&rsquo;s 67 county boards of elections seeking an order directing that the law must be followed.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, GOP Senate candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/major-upset-gops-david-mccormick-defeats-pennsylvania-democratic-sen-bob-casey-making-trumps-win-even-bigger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dave McCormick<\/a> holds about a 17,000 vote lead over Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey.<\/p>\n<p>Casey has refused to concede the race, though the Associated Press and other news outlets have called it for McCormick.<\/p>\n<p>The state Supreme Court said in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacourts.us\/assets\/opinions\/Supreme\/out\/136MM2024pco%20-%20106152930288600382.pdf?cb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order<\/a> that all county election boards &mdash; &ldquo;including the Boards of Elections in Bucks County, Montgomery County, and Philadelphia County, SHALL COMPLY with the prior rulings of this Court in which we have clarified that mail-in and absentee ballots that fail to comply with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Election Code &hellip; SHALL NOT BE COUNTED for purposes of the election held on November 5, 2024.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/pennsylvania-democrats-openly-admit-counting-illegal-ballots-mccormick-casey-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported, &ldquo;The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled before the election that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">mail ballots lacking formally required signatures<\/a> or dates should not be included in official results.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But officials in Bucks, Montgomery, Centre and Philadelphia counties are ignoring that order.<\/p>\n<p>Bucks and Montgomery counties are located adjacent to Philadelphia County, which is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesa.fm\/politics-government\/2024-09-27\/pa-voter-registration-democratic-republican-counties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most heavily Democratic<\/a> part of the state.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has AGAIN ruled in favor of Dave McCormick and the RNC demanding that Democrat counties stop counting misdated, undated, or otherwise disqualified ballots as they attempt to steal the election for Democrat Bob Casey. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5uP36qYt3I\">pic.twitter.com\/5uP36qYt3I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1858613745720979677?\">November 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Because the race fell within the 0.5 percent threshold separating McCormick and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sore-loser-top-democrat-refuses-concede-losing-seat-showing-liberal-meltdown-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casey<\/a> an automatic recount has been triggered, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/casey-mccormick-pennsylvania-senate-court-recount-b6c9ee8faac20d6272a54900e2d570e7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Statewide, the number of mail-in ballots with wrong or missing dates on the return envelope could be in the thousands. However, most counties &mdash; including several heavily populated counties controlled by Democrats &mdash; didn&rsquo;t count them,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/islamist-kadyrov-ready-to-unleash-thousands-of-chechen-fighters-on-ukraine-for-putin\/\" title=\"Islamist Kadyrov Ready to Unleash Thousands of Chechen Fighters on Ukraine for Putin\">news outlet added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats cast more mail-in ballots than Republicans, and Democrats in the past have supported counting ballots that trip over what they view as meaningless clerical requirements in state law,&rdquo; the AP said.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News reported last week that Democratic Bucks County Commissioners Diane Ellis-Marseglia and Bob Harvie voted to count illegal ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Ellis-Marseglia said, &ldquo;[P]recedent by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/invasion-defense-part-of-circuit-judge-debate-in-texas-marine-barrier-case-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Invasion defense part of circuit judge debate in Texas marine barrier case - Washington Examiner\">court doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t matter anymore in this country. And people violate laws anytime they want. So, for me, if I violate this law, it&rsquo;s because I want a court to pay attention to it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;&#128680;&#128680;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BucksCounty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BucksCounty<\/a> Democrat Commissioners violate the rule of law and ignore PA Supreme Court ruling!<\/p>\n<p>Democrat Commissioners Diane Marseglia and Bob Harvie voted today to count illegal ballots, against PA Supreme Court ruling, in an attempt to aid former Senator Bob Casey.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qAdFlVchmh\">pic.twitter.com\/qAdFlVchmh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bucks GOP (@BucksGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BucksGOP\/status\/1857129301092807028?\">November 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following the state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republican-election-attorneys-score-early-morning-victory-pennsylvania-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> ruling Monday against illegal ballots being counted, the Pennsylvania Republican Party <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PAGOP\/status\/1858619803142848862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on X, &ldquo;Historic win for the PAGOP and voter confidence in Pennsylvania!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/18\/nx-s1-5195524\/pennsylvania-election-ballots-senate-recount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a> reported the final results of the recount are expected Nov. 27.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The Republican National Committee and the Pennsylvania Republican Party had sued all 67 county election boards, seeking enforcement of the law. Currently, GOP Senate candidate Dave McCormick leads Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey by approximately 17,000 votes. Although Casey has not conceded, various news organizations have declared McCormick the winner. The court emphasized that all county election boards must adhere to previous rulings stating that mail-in and absentee ballots failing to meet Pennsylvania Election Code requirements will not be counted in the upcoming November 5, 2024 election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2370506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Bob-Casey.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[43301,34593,32644,45267,32603],"class_list":["post-2370505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bob-casey","tag-democratic-senator","tag-election-integrity","tag-pennsylvania-court","tag-political-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Bob-Casey.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370505"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370509,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370505\/revisions\/2370509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}