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Taxpayers footed Pa.’s bill for election lawsuits. Costs went into the millions
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Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., looks on in the House Chamber after they reconvened for arguments over the objection of certifying Arizona’s Electoral College votes in November’s election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Six weeks earlier, Kelly, an ally of President Trump, had filed a lawsuit that, had it been successful, would have canceled the legally cast votes of more than 2 million Pennsylvanians. (Caroline Brehman / Pool via AP Photo)
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By Julia Agos | WITF
Two weeks after the 2020 presidential election was called for Democrat Joe Biden, and as President Donald Trump sought to overturn the results, Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey issued a statement accepting Biden’s win.
Pa. Court Tosses Latest Challenge To State s Election Results By By
Matt Fair Law360 (December 9, 2020, 7:01 PM EST) A Pennsylvania judge ruled Wednesday that a group of Republican lawmakers had waited too long before coming forward last week with claims of election irregularities and potential fraud aimed at upending President-elect Joe Biden s win in last month s presidential race in the state.
The state s Commonwealth Court ruled that the lawsuit, which sought a so-called mandamus order requiring that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf decertify the result of the race, had come after the Nov. 23 deadline under state law for filing election contests.