The Republican candidate for Pennsylvania’s Senate seat has taken legal action against Philadelphia election officials regarding the counting of provisional ballots in the closely contested race between GOP candidate David McCormick and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey.
McCormick has filed a lawsuit seeking a court order that would streamline the process of challenging provisional ballots. He aims to challenge groups of ballots collectively, based on shared alleged deficiencies, rather than having to file individual challenges for each ballot. Additionally, he is requesting to have a representative present during the adjudication of these ballots.
One of the key points of contention in the lawsuit is whether individuals whose mail-in ballots were rejected due to technical issues should be allowed to cast provisional ballots. McCormick is pushing for these ballots to be set aside pending resolution of this dispute.
As of now, McCormick holds a narrow lead over Casey, with approximately 34,000 votes separating the two candidates. The exact number of provisional votes yet to be counted statewide remains uncertain, but the lawsuit estimates that 15,000-20,000 provisional ballots are expected to undergo adjudication in Philadelphia in the upcoming days.
