Pennsylvania
Opinion | The Supreme Court’s Mail-Ballot Mulligan in Pennsylvania
One other yr, one other Pennsylvania election that may come right down to judges resolving a mail-vote snafu. This time it’s the Republican Senate race between Mehmet Ozand David McCormick. The hopeful information is a keep Tuesday by Justice Samuel Alito, which suggests the Supreme Courtroom would possibly lastly inform the judiciary to cease rewriting election guidelines in the course of the sport.
The official tally says Mr. Ozleads by 955 ballots. But Mr. McCormick is profitable roughly seven mail votes for every 5 for Mr. Oz. As typical, many mail ballots have been rejected for one cause or one other. Allegheny County has greater than 1,500 within the GOP and Democratic primaries. The authorized struggle entails ballots on which the voter forgot to hand-write the date. Staff McCormick thinks that features roughly 900 Republicans statewide.