A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules

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A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules
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The recount underway in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race marks the end of a chaotic post-election period that has become the latest example of how disputed election rules can expose weak points in a core function of American democracy.

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FILE - This combination of images shows from left, Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate David McCormick, left, in Pittsburgh, on Sept. 21, 2023, and opponent, Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., in Chicago, on Aug. 22, 2024. FILE - Allegheny County Election Division Deputy Manager Chet Harhut carries a container of mail-in ballots from a secure area at the elections warehouse in Pittsburgh, April 18, 2024. – The recount underway in Pennsylvania's U.S.

Republicans say state law and court precedent is clear and that mail ballots must be discarded if their envelopes don't meet the criteria. Democrats insist that ballots shouldn't be tossed out because of what they call technicalities. Omar Sabir, the chairman of Philadelphia’s election board, pointed out that a county judge had recently ordered the board to count such ballots in a lawsuit stemming from a September special election.

“We all know that precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore in this country and people violate laws any time they want," she said. “So for me, if I violate this law, it’s because I want a court to pay attention to it. There is nothing more important than counting votes."

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