PA election official apologizes for remarks on ignoring election laws
By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Reporter), Zachary Hill (Video Editor)
A Pennsylvania election official is facing backlash after comments she made about disregarding court rulings to count ballots that had been deemed invalid by the courts. Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia apologized Wednesday, Nov. 20, for saying, “precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore in this country.”
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Click to see story on Easton Spectator“The passion in my heart got the best of me, and I apologize again for that,” Diane Ellis-Marseglia said during a commissioner’s meeting. “We all make mistakes, and I made a mistake. Because I am an elected official, I am held to a far higher standard than everybody else.”
The comments were made during a public meeting, where the commissioner and another commissioner voted to count about 600 ballots that lacked signatures or dates. These ballots had been ruled invalid by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court before the election.
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The decision has sparked strong objections from local Republicans and legal experts, particularly as it comes amid a closely watched recount in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race, where Republican Dave McCormick narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey by fewer than 20,000 votes.
While the commissioner apologized for her comments disregarding legal precedent, she defended the decision to count the ballots, arguing that rejecting them would “disenfranchise voters” over what she described as clerical errors.
Bucks County voted to count the invalid ballots despite the state’s highest court ruling against it. However, after a lawsuit from McCormick’s campaign, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered all counties to “abide by its past rulings” and refrain from counting undated and unsigned ballots.
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, D, weighed in this week, siding with the GOP position, stating, “Any insinuation that our laws can be ignored or do not matter is irresponsible and does damage to faith in our electoral process.”
[Karah Rucker]
A Pennsylvania ELECTION official is facing intense backlash after comments she made about ignoring court rulings to GO AHEAD AND count ballots THE COURTS RULED WERE INVALID.
THE BUCKS COUNTY COMMISSIONER APOLOGIZING ON WEDNESDAY –
FOR SAYING QUOTE “PRECEDENT BY A COURT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE IN THIS COUNTRY”.
The passion in my heart got the best of me and I apologize again for that.
We all make mistakes and I made a mistake, and because I am an elected official, I am held to a far higher standard than everybody else.
THE COMMISSIONER’S comments were made during a public meeting, where she and another Democratic commissioner voted to count around 600 ballots that lacked dates or signatures. These ballots had been declared invalid by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court before the election. The commissioners’ decision has drawn strong objections from local Republicans and legal experts, especially as it comes amid a closely watched recount in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race WHERE REPUBLICAN DAVE MCCORMICK EDGED OUT INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT BOB CASEY BY LESS THAN 20 THOUSAND VOTES.
WHILE THE COMMISSIONER APOLOGIZED FOR HER COMMENTS DISREGARDING LEGAL PRECEDENT –
SHE JUSTIFIED HER ACTIONS OF STILL COUNTING BALLOTS WITH MISSING DATES OR SIGNATURES – SAYING IT “DISENFRANCHIZES VOTERS” FOR TOSSING BALLOTS OVER WHAT SHE DESCRIBED AS CLERICAL ERRORS.
BUCKS COUNTY ALONG WITH TWO OTHERS INCLUDING PHILADELPHIA –
HAD THEIR ELECTION OFFICIALS VOTE TO STILL COUNT THE INVALID BALLOTS –
DESPITE THE STATE’S HIGH COURT RULING FOR THEM NOT TO.
BUT AFTER A LAWSUIT FROM MCCORMICK’S CAMPAIGN –
THE STATE SUPREME COURT ORDERED ALL OF THE COUNTIES TO “ABIDE BY ITS PAST RULINGS” ABOUT THE UNDATED AND UNSIGNED BALLOTS **NOT BEING COUNTED.
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO EVEN WEIGHED IN THIS WEEK, BACKING THE GOP POSITION AND SAYING “ANY INSINUATION THAT OUR LAWS CAN IGNORED OR DO NOT MATTER IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND DOES DAMAGE TO FAITH IN OUR ELECTORAL PROCESS.”
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Riled Up MAGA Faithful From Across Pennsylvania Crash Bucks County Commissioners Meeting – Bucks County Beacon
Click to see story on Bucks County Beacon – News. Government. Politics.Pennsylvania Senate Election Controversy Is Not a Good Look for Democrats
Click to see story on WhoWhatWhyPennsylvania Democrat apologizes for mocking ‘precedent’ with ballot count decision
Click to see story on The HillPennsylvania Democratic official apologizes for comments about ignoring election laws
Click to see story on KESQDAVID MARCUS: Pennsylvania voters to Sen. Casey, ‘It’s over, Bob’
Click to see story on fox40jackson.comImpassioned voters vow to kick Bucks County Democratic commissioners out of office
Click to see story on Washington ExaminerPennsylvania Voters to Sen. Casey: ‘It’s Over, Bob’
Click to see story on Real Clear PoliticsPA county official apologizes after facing backlash for disregarding ‘precedent’ in ballot decision
Click to see story on Just the NewsBucks County citizens take day off work to destroy election officials in person
Click to see story on DNyuzBob Casey Clinging to Faint Hopes in Pennsylvania Senate Recount
Click to see story on The Dispatch‘Corrupt Tyrants’: Irate Citizens Skewer Bucks County Commissioners For Flagrantly Violating Election Law
Click to see story on The Daily Caller‘I Made A Mistake’: Dem PA Election Official Admits She Was Wrong To Defy Court’s Ballot Order
Click to see story on The Daily WireBucks County citizens take day off work to destroy election officials in person
Click to see story on The BlazeScott Presler Tears Into Bucks County Commissioners, Tells Them ‘I’m Coming for Your Seats’
Click to see story on RedStateScott Presler, PA citizens blast Bucks County election board for violations as ballot recount underway
Click to see story on The Post MillennialConstituents Demand PA Commissioners Who Defied Law Resign
Click to see story on The FederalistBucks County, Pennsylvania Votes to Count Illegal Ballots Because ‘People Violate Laws Any Time They Want’ – The Ohio Star
Click to see story on The Ohio StarSomeone Should Tell That Bucks County Dem Where She Can Shove Her Shoddy Apology
Click to see story on TownhallBob Casey Picks Up Just Four Votes After First Wave of Recounts, McCormick Campaign Says
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Click to see story on The Gateway Pundit‘Resign immediately!’ WATCH public thrash Bucks County, Pennsylvania, officials for counting illegal ballots * WorldNetDaily * by WND Staff
Click to see story on WNDScott Presler Lays Waste to Smug Bucks County, Pa. Commissioners (Right to Their Faces)
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Click to see story on UpstractCasey campaign statement on McCormick’s litigation to disenfranchise Pennsylvania voters
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Click to see story on 1330 & 95.5 WFINPennsylvania: Scott Presler Drops the Gauntlet in Bucks County – IOTW Report
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