Voters in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a key suburban area in the upcoming presidential election, faced a deadline of 5 p.m. on Friday to apply for a mail-in ballot. This deadline was set by a court in response to a lawsuit filed by the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, the Republican National Committee, and GOP Senate candidate David McCormick. The lawsuit alleged that voters were being disenfranchised due to being turned away by county application-processing offices that had closed.
The confusion arose from the fact that unlike polling places on Election Day, the county elections offices are not official polls. Some voters were under the impression that they could cast a ballot if they were in line by the closing time, leading to long lines and frustration.
