BY MATT MARGOLIS | P J Media
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A judge in Pennsylvania has ruled in favor of the Trump
campaign after concluding that ballots received after 8 p.m. on Election Day
that were segregated should not be counted.
The judge also determined that Kathy Boockvar, the
Pennsylvania secretary of the Commonwealth, lacked the “statutory authority” to
change election law days before the election.
“[The] Court concludes that Respondent Kathy Boockvar, in
her official capacity as Secretary of the Commonwealth, lacked statutory
authority to issue the November 1, 2020, guidance to Respondents County Board
of Elections insofar as that guidance purported to change the deadline in
Section 1308(h) of the Pennsylvania Election Code […] for certain electors
to verify proof of identification, based on Secretary Boockvar’s interpretation
and application of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision in Pennsylvania
Democratic Party v. Boockvar,” Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt’s ruling reads.
“Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS that Respondents County Boards of
Elections are enjoined from counting any ballots that have been segregated.”
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Like I said,
Pennsylvania is going to the Supreme Court. And it won't be pretty for the Dems
and their "president elect."
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Kyle Becker
@kylenabecker
BREAKING: Pennsylvania.
Judge orders segregated
ballots should *not* be counted. It rules the PA Secretary of State
"lacked statutory authority" to override election law. Critically,
the state has a Republican state legislature. #SCOTUS may ultimately decide the
case now.
Last week, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito ordered Pennsylvania election officials to segregate those
ballots that came in after 8 p.m. on Election Day.
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Matt Margolis is the author of the new
book Airborne: How The Liberal Media Weaponized The Coronavirus
Against Donald Trump, and the bestselling book The Worst President in History: The Legacy of Barack Obama.
You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattMargolis