RNC files two lawsuits in Pennsylvania amid Sen Bob Casey refusing to concede race

The Republican National Committee (RNC) filed 2 caller lawsuits successful Pennsylvania aft respective authorities boards of elections voted to number respective undated message ballots pursuing the authorities ultimate court's ruling connected the issue.

The 2 suits travel successful airy of Democrat incumbent Sen. Bob Casey refusing to concede the tightly tally contention to his GOP challenger, Sen.-elect Dave McCormick.

"Tonight the RNC is filing 2 caller lawsuits — successful Bucks County and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court — to STOP the counting of amerciable ballots. We person won this tribunal conflict respective times already," GOP Chairman Michael Whatley tweeted connected X Wednesday evening. 

"The RNC is filing a question successful the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to guarantee that Pennsylvania’s antiauthoritarian process is not undermined by the inclusion of amerciable ballots successful the last ballot count," Whatley said successful a connection released. "Pennsylvanians are acceptable to determination guardant with Dave McCormick representing them successful the Senate arsenic Bob Casey torches immoderate bequest helium had with these anti-democratic schemes."

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The Republican National Committee filed 2 caller lawsuits this week successful airy of Democrat incumbent Sen. Bob Casey, pictured right, refusing to concede the contention to GOP challenger Dave McCormick.  (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images, left, Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, right.)

The Philadelphia City Commissioners told Fox News Digital successful a connection that respective Pennsylvania region boards of elections, including Philadelphia, had voted to number a "relatively tiny fig of undated and incorrectly dated message ballots."

"Republicans filed a petition to the PA Supreme Court against each counties to effort to halt each counties from counting these ballots," the connection said. "They besides filed a statutory entreaty challenging Bucks County’s determination to number undated and incorrectly dated message ballots. We are reviewing the filings."

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court antecedently sided with the GOP successful its effort to artifact the counting of undated mail-in ballots up of the 2024 wide election. 

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"It's ridiculous," an RNC authoritative told Fox News Digital. "The tribunal conscionable ruled connected this 2 weeks ago. And it's conscionable precise wide to america that Democrat lawyers and officials spot a mode to benignant of marque wealth disconnected of Bob Casey by trying retired this process, but Dave McCormick is already successful D.C. to be Senate orientation."

Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced successful a property connection Wednesday that the ‘unofficial results successful the Nov. 5 wide predetermination contention for U.S. Senate’ had triggered a statewide recount.  (Getty Images)

Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced successful a property connection Wednesday that the "unofficial results successful the Nov. 5 wide predetermination contention for U.S. Senate" had triggered an automatic statewide recount. 

As of Wednesday, Casey had won 3,350,972 votes (48.50%), portion McCormick had won 3,380,310 votes (48.93%), according to the connection released. 

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Once the counties person finalized counting their ballots, they indispensable statesman their recounts nary aboriginal than Wednesday, Sept. 20 and decorativeness by Nov. 26 astatine noon. Results reports indispensable past beryllium submitted to the caput by noon connected Nov. 27.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling efficaciously overturned a determination from a Commonwealth Court conscionable days up of the Nov. 5 election, which held that the authorities instrumentality requiring a handwritten day was unconstitutional. The Pennsylvania GOP appealed that ruling to the authorities ultimate court. 

GOP Chairman Michael Whatley tweeted astir the lawsuits connected Wednesday. (Getty Images)

Pennsylvania Republicans applauded the ruling astatine the time, saying Democrats person repeatedly tried to subvert the dating requirement.

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"The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the law, and the dated ballot request volition beryllium successful effect for this election. Democrats person repeatedly tried to destruct this important ballot safeguard, and we person stopped them each time," Whatley said successful a connection astatine the time.