Pennsylvanias top court strikes down Dem bid to count illegal ballots as Sen. Bob Casey refuses to concede

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania struck down a bid by Democratic officials Monday to count illegal ballots in the 2024 US Senate race, as incumbent Sen.Bob Casey still refused to concede to Republican projected winner Dave McCormick.In an unsigned opinion, the commonwealth’s high court ordered local election board members to comply with its earlier rulings by discounting mail-in and absentee ballots without dates on them.Justices David Wecht, Sallie Mundy, Kevin Brobson and Kevin Dougherty were in the majority, while Chief Justice Debra Todd and Justices Christine Donohue and Daniel McCaffery dissented.The Republican National Committee (RNC) and Republican Party of Pennsylvania appealed to the justices to block the counting of undated ballots in all of the state’s 67 counties, among other lawsuits related to the Senate contest.“The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rightfully struck down the flagrantly lawless campaign by Bob Casey and his scumbag lawyer, Marc Elias, to undermine the will of the voters and steal a Senate seat weeks after the election was called,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Philip Letsou.“Josh Shapiro, John Fetterman, and national Democrats must call on Casey to concede and stop undermining faith in our elections,” added Letsou, whose group helped fund the suit.Major TV networks, Decision Desk HQ and the Associated Press have already declared McCormick the victor over Casey, with the AP calling the race nov.

7 as the Republican challenger led by more than 30,000 votes.Though McCormick showed up last week for Senate orientation, Casey has refused to give up the ghost, insisting on a statewide recount that must be completed by Nov.26 and reported the following day.“Pennsylvanians deserve to have their voices heard, and the worth of someone’s vote is not determined by how long it takes to be counted,” Casey wrote in a PennLive.com op-ed explaining his decision not to concede.“There are thousands of el...