“Be patient. What is important is that we get it right. We get it accurate,” stated Jonathan Marks, Deputy Secretary for Elections and Commissions for the Pennsylvania Department of State.
Marks says there are fewer than 10,000 mail-in ballots excellent for the Republican major statewide. The majority of these votes are in Lancaster County the place 1000’s of mail-in ballots have been delayed due to a printing error.
“Lancaster County has completed the process for the most part. They had about 600 to 800 ballots they had to review,” stated Marks.
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Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump, who has publicly endorsed candidate Oz, has known as into query the validity of Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting course of, which elections officers dispute.
“Mail-in voting is safe and it’s secure and the voters of Pennsylvania and certainly Philadelphia should feel secure in that vote,” stated Lisa Deeley, chairwoman for the Philadelphia City Commissioners.
While Philadelphia County has probably the most whole ballots left to rely, we’re advised just a few hundred are Republican votes.
With the margin for the Oz and McCormick race narrowing by the hour, it might come down to a recount.
Pennsylvania legislation requires recounts when the margin between the highest two candidates is 0.5 share factors or much less.
“We’re going to get updated unofficial returns next Tuesday from all 67 counties, and only at that point are we going to be able to say whether a statewide recount is necessary or not,” stated Marks.
If there’s a recount, Marks says these outcomes have to be in by June 7.