Candidates Appeal Judge On Pennsylvania County’s Dubious Mail-ins — An emergency appeal to the Third Circuit has been filed regarding yesterday’s (Oct. 31) denial by Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to require Delaware County to address claims that mail-in ballots have been given to unqualified electors
This is explicitly prohibited by federal law.
Goldberg ruled that the plaintiffs didn’t have standing despite two of them — Alfeia Goodwin who is running for congress in the 5th District and Kathyrn Buckley who is running for Pennsylvania House in the 168th District — being candidates.
The others — John P. Child, Joy Schwartz, Paul Rumley and Greg Stenstrom — are either authorized representatives of candidates or certified election monitors.
The plaintiffs also note that the judge erred in failing to grant declaratory relief as they are only seeking to clarify the county’s obligation under federal election law and misapplied the “Purcell Principle” which holds that procedural changes too close to an election could confuse voters. The plaintiffs point out that they aren’t seeking procedural changes.
Considering what has been revealed in Lancaster, York and other Pennsylvania counties regarding mail-in ballot abuse and that Delaware County’s prosecutor is a activist partisan, Judge Goldberg’s decision is extraordinarily unwise.
Candidates Appeal Judge On Pennsylvania County’s Dubious Mail-ins
