Pennsylvania Dem Gov. Josh Shapiro sides with state supreme court ruling not to count certain mail-in ballots

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is siding with the state's precocious tribunal aft the justices ruled that faulty mail-in ballots can’t beryllium counted amid a contentious recount, delivering a triumph to Republican Party officials.

The authorities Supreme Court reaffirmed its anterior determination successful a 4–3 ruling Monday that counties cannot number incorrectly dated oregon undated ballots. The determination singled retired the Boards of Elections successful Bucks County, Montgomery County, and Philadelphia County, whom they said "SHALL COMPLY with the anterior rulings of this Court successful which we person clarified" for mail-in and absentee ballots successful their Nov. 1 ruling.

"Any insinuation that our laws tin beryllium ignored oregon bash not substance is irresponsible and does harm to religion successful our electoral process," said Shapiro, a Democrat. "The regularisation of instrumentality matters successful Pennsylvania. … It is captious for counties successful some parties to respect it with some their rhetoric and their actions."

As governor, Shapiro said helium would "continue moving to support our ideology and the votes of each eligible Pennsylvanians."

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks earlier Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. On Monday, Shapiro sided with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court implicit its ruling concerning the counting of faulty mail-in ballots.  (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)

The precocious tribunal initially ruled connected Nov. 1 that mail-in ballots without formally required signatures oregon dates should not beryllium counted. Democratic-led predetermination boards, nevertheless — including successful Philadelphia, Bucks County, Montgomery County, and Centre County — balked astatine the ruling and voted to see specified ballots successful the recount. 

"People interruption laws immoderate clip they want," Democratic Bucks County commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia said past week, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. "So, for me, if I interruption this instrumentality it’s due to the fact that I privation a tribunal to wage attention. There’s thing much important than counting votes."

Monday's ruling came amid a slew of lawsuits filed by Republican Party officials successful the midst of an assertive Senate recount effort pursuing the constrictive triumph of GOP campaigner David McCormick implicit three-term Democrat Sen. Bob Casey. 

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reaffirmed its anterior determination successful a 4–3 ruling Monday that counties cannot number incorrectly dated oregon undated ballots.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

McCormick had defeated Casey by immoderate 17,000 ballots successful the state, oregon wrong the 0.5% borderline of error. The constrictive triumph allowed Casey to suffice for an automatic recount nether Pennsylvania law.

The Republican National Committee criticized Shapiro for not speaking up sooner successful defence of the court's actions. 

"Heartening to see. Once Democrats came to the decision that adjacent ignoring the Pennsylvania Supreme Court can’t scrape up capable ballots to win…," RNC Chair Michael Whatley wrote connected X. "Governor Shapiro abruptly discovers that helium stands with the regularisation of law. Better precocious than never."

Democrat Sen. Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick, who defeated Casey by immoderate 17,000 votes successful the contention for the Senate.  (Getty Images)

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Trump run authoritative Chris LaCivita said Pennsylvania elections officials would look jailhouse clip for counting incorrect mail-in ballots.  

"They volition spell to jail," helium wrote Sunday evening connected X. "Count connected it."

Fox News Digital's Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.