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Sen. Fetterman Defends Counting 115 Invalid Ballots Amid Bucks County Recount Defying Court Orders

Nov 17, 2024, 02:53 PM

Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) has defended local Democratic officials in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who are counting invalid provisional ballots despite multiple court orders prohibiting it. The officials are accused of defying state law and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court by counting ballots that lack signatures. Fetterman downplayed the controversy, noting, 'It's only 115 ballots, who cares?' He argued that every vote should be counted and suggested that if Republican challenger Dave McCormick were in the same position—trailing by 15,000 to 17,000 votes—he would also want all ballots included. The recount efforts are part of the closely contested race between incumbent Senator Bob Casey and McCormick.