PA Dems Sue Elections Board Over Missing Ballots

Philadelphia County Board of Elections accused of disenfranchising voters

Suit alleges thousands of mail-in ballots went missing during May primary

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Democrats filed a lawsuit against the Philadelphia County Board of Elections on Wednesday, alleging that thousands of mail-in ballots went missing during the May primary election, disenfranchising voters.

The lawsuit, filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, alleges that the Board of Elections failed to properly safeguard the ballots and that the missing ballots could have affected the outcome of several close races.

The suit also alleges that the Board of Elections has a history of mishandling mail-in ballots, and that the problems in the May primary were not an isolated incident.

The Board of Elections has not yet commented on the lawsuit.

The lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal challenges to the Pennsylvania election system. In 2020, the state Supreme Court ruled that mail-in ballots could not be rejected for minor errors, such as a missing signature or incorrect date.

The ruling was a major victory for Democrats, who had argued that the strict requirements for mail-in ballots were disenfranchising voters.

The Pennsylvania election system is likely to be closely scrutinized in the upcoming midterm elections.

The outcome of the lawsuit could have a significant impact on the way mail-in ballots are handled in Pennsylvania.