Bucks County Commissioners Diane Ellis-Marseglia and Bob Harvie are facing calls to resign from Republicans over their handling of the election in the purple county.
“We all say things that are out of turn. We all make mistakes. I made a mistake,” said Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia, who has become the focus of GOP anger.
Ellis-Marseglia, in justifying her vote to count provisional ballots that lacked one of two required voter signatures, declared that court precedent no longer mattered in the U.S. and said she was taking her vote to get a court’s attention. “People violate laws any time they want,” she said.and apologized for the confusion they caused. She opened the Wednesday meeting by addressing the controversy, apologizing repeatedly while many in the crowd heckled and booed.
Throughout the meeting the crowd often broke out in cries of support for speakers or outrage at the commissioners. “We are coming for your seat in 2027 if you don’t resign today,” Presler declared during public comment, noting the year Ellis-Marseglia is up for reelection.Over two hours dozens of people offered public comment bringing a smorgasbord of complaints over Ellis-Marseglia’s comments, the board’s votes, the administration of election in Bucks County.
“You two should be removed from office. You should be prosecuted. Do the county a favor and resign,” said Joe Linus, a longtime Bucks County poll worker.“We now hear you will work hard not to make those mistakes again – publicly,” he said. Poprick acknowledged in an interview that impeachment was unlikely, but said she hoped the outrage Wednesday would send a clear message to the commissioners.
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