Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar will resign as the head of the Department of State after the office failed to advertise a proposed constitutional
Jim Brewster On Tue., Jan. 12, United State District Judge Nicholas Ranjan ruled that disputed mail-in ballots in the race for Pennsylvania s 45th state Senate District to be counted and said that state Sen. Jim Brewster (D-McKeesport) should be seated. He was being challenged by Nicole Ziccarelli (R-Lower Burrell). Republican leadership in the state Senate refused to seat Brewster last week, even though his election victory was certified by Pennsylvania s secretary of state, and the state Supreme Court had already ruled that disputed mail-in ballots should be counted. However, Republicans argued that no one should be seated until the federal court challenge is decided.
The statement by the eight Republicans says: “Unfortunately, the many unlawful actions undertaken by the Pennsylvania Governor s office, the Secretary of State, and what has been described as a rogue Pennsylvania Supreme Court exceeded and circumvented the state legislature s clear constitutional authority.
It cited numerous unlawful actions, such as accepting ballots after 8 p.m. on Election Day and authorizing the curing of mail-in ballots, which some counties allowed but others did not.
Boockvar said 9.1 million Pennsylvanians are registered to vote. Over 76 percent of registered Pennsylvanians voted in the election. The votes were counted accurately and securely whether they were cast by mail or at the polls.