Amid Sen. Bob Casey's Refusal to Concede, RNC Files Two Lawsuits in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, the Republican National Committee (RNC) filed two new lawsuits after several state boards of elections decided to count undated mail ballots, as per the state supreme court's ruling on the matter.

The two suits were a result of Sen. Bob Casey's refusal to concede the closely contested race to Sen.-elect Dave McCormick.

On Wednesday evening, GOP Chairman Michael Whatley tweeted that the RNC is filing two new lawsuits — in Bucks County and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court — to stop the counting of illegal ballots. He added that they have won this court battle several times already.

"The RNC is filing a motion in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to prevent the inclusion of illegal ballots in the final vote count, according to Whatley's statement. "Pennsylvanians are ready to move forward with Dave McCormick representing them in the Senate as Bob Casey's anti-democratic schemes are exposed.""

Philadelphia City Commissioners stated that several Pennsylvania county boards of elections, including Philadelphia, had counted a "relatively small number of undated and incorrectly dated mail ballots."

"Republicans submitted a petition to the PA Supreme Court to halt all counties from tallying these ballots and also filed a statutory appeal challenging Bucks County's decision to count undated and incorrectly dated mail ballots. We are currently reviewing the filings."

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court previously ruled in favor of the GOP in its attempt to prevent the counting of undated mail-in ballots prior to the 2024 general election.

"An RNC official told Planet Chronicle Digital that it is absurd that Democrat lawyers and officials are attempting to profit from Bob Casey by exploiting a process, despite the court ruling on the matter two weeks ago. Meanwhile, Dave McCormick is already in D.C. to attend Senate orientation."

An automatic statewide recount has been triggered due to the "unofficial results in the Nov. 5 general election race for U.S. Senate."

According to the statement released, as of Wednesday, McCormick had won 3,380,310 votes (48.93%), while Casey had won 3,350,972 votes (48.50%).

The counties must begin their recounts no later than Wednesday, Sept. 20 and finish by Nov. 26 at noon. Results reports must then be submitted to the secretary by noon on Nov. 27.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed a Commonwealth Court decision that deemed the state's handwritten date requirement unconstitutional, just days before the Nov. 5 election. The Pennsylvania GOP challenged the ruling.

At the time, Pennsylvania Republicans praised the decision, arguing that Democrats have consistently attempted to undermine the dating requirement.

At the time, Whatley stated that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the law, and the dated ballot requirement will remain in effect for this election. Despite repeated attempts by Democrats to eliminate this crucial ballot safeguard, we have successfully thwarted their efforts each time.