Politics & Government
Pennsylvania County Sues Over Decertified Voting System
The lawsuit also said Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid should have re-examined the machines before decertifying them.
August 21, 2021
A sparsely populated county in southern Pennsylvania is suing over last month’s decertification of its voting machines, and asking a statewide court to reverse the order by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s top elections official.
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In the suit filed Wednesday in Commonwealth Court, Fulton County said it had complied with the guidance in force at the time for the inspection of voting machines by third-party vendors.
The lawsuit also said Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid should have re-examined the machines before decertifying them and given Fulton County an administrative opportunity to appeal her July 20 decision before it took effect.
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