Pennsylvania courts get lawsuits over ballot-counting in Senate contest headed toward a recount

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Pennsylvania courts get lawsuits over ballot-counting in Senate contest headed toward a recount
VotingDavid MccormickElection 2024
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Republicans are going to court in Pennsylvania amid vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick, with the contest headed toward a state-mandated recount.

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As of Thursday, McCormick led by about 26,000 votes out of more than 6.9 million ballots counted — inside the 0.5% margin threshold to trigger an automatic statewide recount under Pennsylvania law. Democratic-majority election boards in Philadelphia, Bucks County and Centre County voted to count the ballots, the lawsuit said. Democrats cast more mail-in ballots than Republicans and Democrats in the past have supported counting ballots that trip over what they view as meaningless clerical requirements in state law.

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