2 weeks Ago By Sam Dorman
A judge in Pennsylvania issued a preliminary injunction on Oct. 30 preventing the Bucks County Board of Elections from turning away individuals who show up to apply for mail-in ballots. Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County Judge Jeffrey Trauger said in his order that the board of elections violated state election code.
He also ordered the board to allow prospective voters before the close of business on Nov. 1. Republicans had filed a lawsuit accusing Bucks County of disobeying state law by turning away voters at county elections offices and refusing to process mail-in ballot applications.
The lawsuit was brought by the Republican National Committee, former President Donald Trump’s campaign, Republican Party of Pennsylvania, and David McCormick, who is running for U.S. Senate in the Commonwealth.
They requested an injunction preventing the Bucks County Board of Electors and individuals acting on their behalf from refusing to process ballot applications from individuals who showed up to designated sites by 5 p.m. ET.
The lawsuit pointed to an Oct. 29 social media post from the Pennsylvania Department of State that told voters: “If you are in line at a county elections office tonight at 5 p.m.
to apply for your mail-in ballot, counties must give you an opportunity to do so.” Republicans argued that by showing up by 5 p.m.
, Pennsylvania voters “effectively attempted to apply for a mail in ballot by the application deadline but the Board refused to process” them in violation of the election code. The county board of elections and department of state did not respond to The Epoch Times’ request for comment before publishing time..
