The Department of State sued Lancaster, Berks and Fayette counties in Commonwealth Court, describing them as 'outlier counties' that have not properly certified vote tallies.
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania -- Pennsylvania's elections agency sued three Republican-controlled county governments on Tuesday, seeking to force their election boards to report primary results that include ballots with undated exterior envelopes - the subject of several other lawsuits.
In the new case, the Department of State and acting Secretary of State Leigh Chapman under Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf want an order forcing the three counties to include in their primary election tallies, within three days, all absentee and mail-in voters,"even if the voter failed to write a date on the declaration printed on the ballot's return envelope."
The lawsuit stated that Berks County's election board said on June 23 it would not count mail-in votes without the date. A Berks County spokesperson declined comment.
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