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Judge to rule on hundreds of ballots in limbo since primary

By Mark Scolforo - Associated Press

Judge to rule on hundreds of ballots in limbo since primary FILE - This Nov. 6, 2020 file photo shows a general view of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center, home to the Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg, Pa. A Pennsylvania court hearing Thursday, July 28, 2022 will address the fate of some 800 mail-in spring primary votes that three Republican-majority county elections boards threw out over the lack of handwritten dates on their outside envelopes. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) (Julio Cortez/AP)

By Mark Scolforo - Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania judge is being urged by state lawyers to order three counties to add some 800 mail-in ballots to their May primary election results.

But election officials in those counties insist their decisions are firmly rooted in unambiguous state law.

A six-hour hearing Thursday in Harrisburg was the latest in a string of recent court proceedings about the rules for absentee and mail-in ballots.

It’s a running battle that pits Democrats who embraced mail-in voting under a 2019 law against Republicans who see inconsistent practices and widespread confusion about what is legal.

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