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Trump campaign official says Pennsylvania Dems will face jail time over ballot recount
Trump campaign official Chris LaCivita predicted election officials in Pennsylvania will face jail time for counting mail-in ballots with either incorrect or missing dates after the state Supreme Court previously ruled such ballots should not be counted.
“They will go to jail,” LaCivita, Trump’s co-campaign manager, posted to his X account on Sunday evening. “Count on it.”
LaCivita was reacting to a social media post touting a Washington Free Beacon article detailing that Democratic Sen. Bob Casey endorsed Democratic Bucks County commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia last year during her campaign for the position, before she and other Democratic commissioners in the state voted to count the disqualified ballots.
“I think we all know that precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore in this country,” Ellis-Marseglia said Thursday as she and other Democrats voted to reject a GOP-led challenge to ballots that should be disqualified.
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS OPENLY ADMIT TO COUNTING ILLEGAL BALLOTS IN MCCORMICK-CASEY RACE
Pennsylvania is in the midst of a ballot recount after Casey refused to concede his race against Sen.-elect Dave McCormick earlier this month. McCormick’s unofficial margin of victory stands at roughly 17,000 votes, or within the 0.5% threshold required under Pennsylvania law to trigger an automatic recount.
“Pennsylvanians deserve to have their voices heard, and the worth of someone’s vote is not determined by how long it takes to be counted,” Casey wrote in an op-ed defending his decision to not concede the race. “When a Pennsylvanian takes the time to cast a legal vote, often waiting in long lines and taking time away from their work and family, they deserve to have their vote counted, whether it is the first ballot counted or the last.”
The state Supreme Court ruled ahead of the election that mail-in ballots that do not include formally required signatures or dates should not be counted for the official tally of votes in the state. Democratic-led election boards, however — including in Philadelphia, Bucks County, Montgomery County, and Centre County — bucked the state high court’s ruling and voted to include such ballots in the recount.
Pennsylvania is in the midst of a ballot recount after Casey refused to concede his race against Sen.-elect Dave McCormick earlier this month. (Getty Images)
“People violate laws any time they want,” Ellis-Marseglia said last week, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. “So, for me, if I violate this law it’s because I want a court to pay attention. There’s nothing more important than counting votes.”
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In addition to Casey endorsing the Democratic commissioner during her campaign last year, Ellis-Marseglia, as well as fellow Democratic Bucks County commissioner Bob Harvie, donated a combined $2,600 to the Casey campaign this year, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
“Pennsylvanians deserve to have their voices heard, and the worth of someone’s vote is not determined by how long it takes to be counted,” Casey wrote in an op-ed defending his decision to not concede the race. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)
Republicans have launched a bevy of lawsuits over including the disqualified ballots in the recount. Republican Party officials are filing 12 lawsuits in Pennsylvania in order to protect the Senate seat.
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Both national and state Republican parties have filed lawsuits in four counties across Pennsylvania, urging the courts to not count mail-in ballots with either incorrect or missing dates, in accordance with a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling this month.
McCormick’s unofficial margin of victory stands at roughly 17,000 votes, or within the 0.5% threshold required under Pennsylvania law to trigger an automatic recount. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
RNC officials challenged the notion that the Senate recount, which continues through Nov. 26, will change the outcome of the election in any substantive way. They have decried the effort, which costs an estimated $1 million, as a waste of taxpayer money, noting that since 2000 there have been just three statewide election recounts in Pennsylvania, and each has resulted in an average change of 393 votes.
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS SLAMMED FOR COUNTING ILLEGAL BALLOTS IN SENATE RACE: UNBELIEVABLY ‘BRAZEN’
Trump campaign official Chris LaCivita predicted election officials in Pennsylvania will face jail time for counting mail-in ballots with either incorrect or missing dates after the state Supreme Court previously ruled such ballots should not be counted. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
“Democrat officials are on video saying that they’re going to choose to break the law, and there will be legal consequences for that,” a senior party official told Fox News earlier Monday.
“The Casey campaign could end the recount at any time,” Pennsylvania Republican Party Chair Lawrence Tabas added of the lawsuits. “And there are political ramifications of eroding the voters’ confidence in elections that has been built. So we need to stop this attempt at electioneering and declare McCormick the winner.”
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Marilyn was born April 10, 1956 to Joe and Hazel (Waggoner) Heitz in Pittsburg, Kansas. She attended public school in Pittsburg and graduated from Pittsburg High School and then from Pittsburg State University with a degree in Education. Marilyn worked for K.W. Brock Directories for many years in Pittsburg and then moved to Topeka, Kansas as an Education and Training Specialist for Valeo Behavioral Health Care and then at the Topeka Correctional Facility.
Marilyn is survived by her brother, Mark Heitz (Lisa) of Topeka, Kansas; her sister Carol Murphy of Leavenworth, Kansas; Nephews, Kyle Murphy (Bridget) of Bellevue, Nebraska; and Kristopher Murphy (Barb) of Topeka, Kansas; Nieces, Kara Heitz (David Sylvester) of Mission Hills, Kansas; Dr. Kim Murphy of Moline, Illinois and Kristina Murphy of West Liberty, Iowa; Great Nephews and Nieces; Joe and Kendall Murphy; Cabot and Claudia Sylvester; and Hazel and Thomas Murphy. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Cremation and burial have taken place and a Graveside Memorial Service will be held at a later date at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Pittsburg, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, her family suggests memorials be made to Helping Hands Humane Society, Inc., 5720 SW 21st St., Topeka, Kansas 66604 and can also be left in care of Brenner Mortuary. Friends and family may leave condolences online at www.brennermortuary.com .” target=”_blank”>http://www.brennermortuary.com/>. Services are under the direction of Brenner Mortuary, 114 E. Fourth Street, Pittsburg, Kansas 66762
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Gov. Ned Lamont activated the state’s severe cold weather protocol for the holiday and over the weekend.
The protocol begins at 5 p.m. on Thursday and will remain in effect until 10 a.m. Sunday as arctic air settles into the state.
In the afternoon on Christmas Day, a cold front will pass through Connecticut dropping temperatures down into the 10’s. Overnight wind chills are expected to fall into the single digits, with near-zero temperatures in some areas.
“Activating this protocol helps ensure that shelters and warming centers are available across the state to anyone in need,” the governor said in the announcement.
Anyone in need of a shelter or a warming center can call 211 or visit 211ct.org to find available locations. Transportation is available if needed.
For additional resources, head to the CT Prepares website.
Maine has been blanketed with a fresh coat of snow from York to the St. John Valley.
The storm that began Tuesday will wrap up later on Christmas Eve, adding to the already measurable snow that has fallen in places.
Some communities have seen well over a foot of new snow, particularly toward the coast and western hills, while the north has seen but a dusting.
Here are the latest snowfall totals available from the National Weather Service offices in Caribou and Gray on Wednesday morning. These totals are preliminary based on reports filed with the weather service. No reports were available Wednesday morning for Lincoln County.
Androscoggin
— Lisbon, 16.8 inches
— Auburn, 16.5 inches
— Lewiston, 15 inches
— Durham, 15 inches
— Lisbon Falls, 14 inches
— Greene, 13.7 inches
— Canton, 12.5 inches
— Poland, 12.2 inches
— Livermore Falls, 10.5 inches
Aroostook
— Houlton, 1.5 inches
— Castle Hill, 1 inches
— Presque Isle, 0.2 inches
— New Sweden, 0.1 inches
Cumberland
— Freeport, 17 inches
— Cumberland, 14.5 inches
— Gray, 12.8 inches
— North Powna, 12 inches
— Brunswick, 11.8 inches
— Cumberland Center, 11.7 inches
— New Gloucester, 11 inches
— Windham, 11 inches
— North Windham, 9.8 inches
— Falmouth, 9.4 inches
— Raymond, 7 inches
— Denmark, 6.8 inches
— Standish, 6.5 inches
— Sebago, 5 inches
— South Portland, 4.9 inches
— Portland, 4.9 inches
Franklin
— Madrid, 8.6 inches
— Rangeley, 6.5 inches
— New Sharon, 5.5 inches
Hancock
— Orland, 5.5 inches
— Dedham, 5 inches
— Seawall, 5 inches
— Southwest Harbor, 4.7 inches
— East Surry, 4.6 inches
— Trenton, 3 inches
Kennebec
— Gardiner, 11 inches
— Winthrop, 9.7 inches
— Manchester, 9.5 inches
— Farmingdale, 8.5 inches
— Augusta, 8.1 inches
— Waterville, 3 inches
Knox
— Hope, 7.0 inches
— Union, 6.8 inches
— Tenants Harbor, 3.5 inches
Oxford
— Bethel, 10.5 inches
— Newry, 8.3 inches
— Porter, 6.5 inches
Penobscot
— Exeter, 7 inches
— Orono, 6 inches
— Brewer, 6 inches
— Hermon, 5.3 inches
— Levant, 5 inches
— Holden, 5 inches
— Carmel, 5 inches
— Hudson, 4.5 inches
— Bangor, 4.4 inches
— Newport, 3.5 inches
— Bradley, 3.5 inches
— Milford, 2.8 inches
— Passadumkeag, 2.5 inches
— Millinocket, 2 inches
— Medway, 2 inches
— Greenbush, 2 inches
— Kenduskeag, 0.5 inches
Piscataquis
— Monson, 7 inches
— East Sangerville, 7 inches
— Dover-Foxcroft, 6 inches
— Abbot, 5.8 inches
— Sebec, 4.8 inches
Sagadahoc
— Woolwich, 13 inches
— Bowdoin, 12 inches
Somerset
— New Portland, 5 inches
— Anson, 4 inches
— Palmyra, 3.8 inches
Waldo
— Winterport, 4.5 inches
— Belfast, 3.8 inches
— Searsport, 3.8 inches
— Liberty, 1 inches
Washington
— Jonesboro, 2.5 inches
— Baileyville, 1.9 inches
— Pembroke, 1 inches
— Eastport, 0.8 inches
— Whiting, 0.5 inches
— Perry, 0.5 inches
York
— Cornish, 6.7 inches
— East Baldwin, 6.7 inches
— Limerick, 5.6 inches
— Kennebunk, 5 inches
— Ogunquit, 4.7 inches
— Limington, 2.6 inches
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