Thursday, November 26, 2020

PA Judge Issues Injunction Against Certification of Election Results


Commonwealth Judge Patricia McCullough issued an injunction [pdf available here] against certification of the 2020 presidential race pending a hearing scheduled for Friday. The judge’s decision also blocks the certification of all the other election results.

McCullough is presiding over a lawsuit brought by Republican lawmakers and candidates against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, and the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

The plaintiffs allege that Pennsylvania’s vote-by-mail statute—Act 77—is in violation of the state’s constitution. […]  The plaintiffs include Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), Republican congressional candidate Sean Parnell, and Pennsylvania House of Representatives candidate Wanda Logan. (more)