Court deals PA county a blow in dispute over 3rd party access to voting machines
Raw StoryIn a 6-1 ruling Tuesday, a Pennsylvania court said the secretary of state can mandate the decertification of any voting machines that were examined by third parties. The court said the Department of State cannot only mandate that the machines be blocked from "unauthorized third-party access," but it can also force counties to pay for new machines if they allow a third party to examine them The Associated Press reported. During the case, Fulton County argued that it had the authority to control its machines, but Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer called this "an absurd and unreasonable result." Writing for the majority, Jubelirer cited the Pennsylvania election code, making it clear the law "empower the Secretary to issue directives instructing county boards of elections not to allow an unauthorized third party access to their voting equipment under risk of decertification of the voting equipment."
History of this topic
Court sides with state over Pennsylvania county’s handling of voting machines after 2020 election
Associated Press
Pennsylvania Trump allies slapped with $1 million in fines over 2020 voter machine scheme
Raw StoryCourt stops Pennsylvania counties from throwing out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates
Associated PressPennsylvania court rules electronic voting data is not subject to release under public records law
Associated PressPennsylvania seeks legal costs from county that let outsiders access voting machines to help Trump
Associated PressFederal judge says Pennsylvania mail-in ballots should still count if dated incorrectly
Associated Press
Posts misrepresent voting machine error in Pennsylvania county as evidence of ‘rigged’ elections
Associated PressPennsylvania county promises accurate tally after clerical error appears to flip votes for judges
Associated PressPennsylvania agrees to start publicly reporting problems with voting machines
Associated Press
Pa. county sanctioned over copying 2020 voting machine data
Associated Press
Far-right presentation using misappropriated election software alarms experts
LA Times
State seeks sanctions over access to county voting machines
Associated Press
GOP’s election inquiry: Courts, conspiracies and more costs
Associated Press
Court puts hold on GOP inspection of county voting machines
Associated Press
Posts distort reason for Pennsylvania voting machine decertification
Associated Press
GOP officials decry order to yank vote machines over ‘audit’
Associated Press
Pennsylvania decertifies county’s voting system after audit
Associated Press
Another lawsuit targets Philadelphia’s voting machines
Associated Press
Pennsylvania defends voting machines blamed in undercount
Associated Press
Voting machines bill vetoed in fight over election changes
Associated Press
Pennsylvania must replace voting machines, lawmakers told
Associated PressDiscover Related
)
)
