PA-SEN: Dave McCormick, GOP sue more Pennsylvania counties for counting mail ballots with date issues

[RandySF]

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick and two GOP groups have filed or are planning lawsuits against four Pennsylvania county boards of elections to enforce the rule that voters must date mail-in ballots to have them counted, according to court filings and a party official.

Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey, meanwhile, filed a motion to intervene in another GOP lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to order all 67 county boards of elections to enforce the date rule.

McCormick, the Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania sued the Philadelphia Board of Elections on Friday to reverse its decision to count more than 600 mail ballots with missing or incorrect dates or signatures in the wrong locations.

“The Board’s baffling decision not to enforce the date requirement and to count noncompliant ballots thus directly contravenes binding Pennsylvania law,” the lawsuit in Philadelphia County court said, noting that the state Supreme Court has previously held the requirement to date the ballots is mandatory and enforceable and rejected subsequent challenges.



https://penncapital-star.com/campaigns-elections/dave-mccormick-gop-sue-more-pennsylvania-counties-for-counting-mail-ballots-with-date-issues/

[Amishman]

1. This ballot date mess is a perfect example of the consequences of badly written laws

The law on this is clear, those votes should not be counted with an incorrect or missing date.

The law itself is also stupid, there is no material value to the voter hand writing the date on their ballot. The post mark date on the mailing envelope is the only date that is needed and can be trusted as accurate.