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PA Senate race: State high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots

Headline from FOX 29 Philadelphia

Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court is weighing in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick.

FOX 29 Philadelphia's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

23 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    Bucks County commissioners vote to count illegal ballots in Pennsylvania recount (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Several Pennsylvania county election boards voted to include illegal ballots in ballot recount for Senate seat

  2. Fox News

    Pennsylvania Democrats openly admit to counting illegal ballots in McCormick-Casey race (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Republicans have accused Pennsylvania Democrats of attempting to "steal" the Senate election after officials in blue counties admitted to defying court precedent and election law.

  3. NPR

    A Pennsylvania court says again misdated mail ballots don't count this year (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has directed county officials not to count mail ballots for the general election that arrived on time but in envelopes without current dates handwritten by voters.

  4. Independent Journal Review

    Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rejects Dem Effort To Count Illegal Ballots (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    The court held 4-3 the ballots “shall not be counted for purposes of the election held” on Nov. 5, instructing counties to

  5. Fox News

    Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds exclusion of certain mail-in ballots, in victory for GOP (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Keystone State's top court reaffirmed that certain mail-in ballots cannot be counted, in a blow to certain Democrat-led counties.

  6. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Pa. Supreme court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Pennsylvania's state Supreme Court ordered counties not to count disputed ballots amid the U.S. Senate race between Dave McCormick and Bob Casey.

  7. Local News 8

    Pennsylvania's high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court is weighing in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick.

  8. WFMZ Allentown

    Pa. Supreme Court orders Pa. counties not to count misdated mail-in ballots from Nov. 5 election (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered Pennsylvania

  9. The Daily Caller

    BREAKING: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Smacks Down Dem Effort To Count Illegal Ballots (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Pennsylvania Supreme Court held Monday that incorrectly dated mail ballots cannot be counted.

  10. NBC News

    Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders election officials to stop counting ballots with date errors (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ordered election officials in the state to stop counting mail-in ballots marked with the wrong date or missing dates from their outer envelopes.

  11. The Daily Signal

    For Recount, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reaffirms Mail-In Ballots Must Be Dated to Be Counted (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    For the second time, Pennsylvania's high court says undated ballots from the Nov. 5 election can't be counted.

  12. Legal Insurrection

    PA Supreme Court Orders Counties to Stop Counting Illegal Ballots for the Second Time (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    At least three counties attempted to defy the original order and count every ballot.

  13. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    PA Senate race: State high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court is weighing in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick.

  14. CBS News

    Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The order is a win for Dave McCormick and a loss for Bob Casey as the campaigns prepare for a statewide recount.

  15. The Federalist

    PA Supreme Court Again Rules Counties Shall Not Count Illegal Ballots (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    In its decision, the PA Supreme Court ordered that all counties, “SHALL COMPLY with the prior rulings of this Court.'

  16. Deseret News

    Illegal ballots in Pennsylvania can't be counted (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled only ballots with proper dates and signatures can be counted.

  17. UPI

    Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders undated, misdated ballots be excluded from Senate recount (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Pennsylvania's high court ordered state county election officials on Monday to not count "invalid" mail-in ballots in the U.S. Senate race between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and his Republican challenger, Dave McCormick.

  18. Breitbart News

    PA Supreme Court Orders Election Boards to Stop Counting Illegal Ballots (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is ordering Boards of Elections throughout the state to follow its previous rulings and not count "mail-in and absentee ballots that fail to comply" with the state election code.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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