Don’t count undated mail ballots, Wolf administration tells Pa. counties in siding with GOP Jonathan Lai, The Philadelphia Inquirer © JOSE F. MORENO/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS Workers count Philadelphia mail ballots for the May 18 primary election.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration told counties Tuesday that mail ballots must be signed and dated to count, stepping into a legal and political fight that led top Republican lawmakers to threaten Philadelphia elections officials with impeachment last week.
That effectively sided Wolf, a Democrat, with Republicans in an escalating confrontation that could further inflame partisan rancor in Harrisburg as Republicans seek changes to state election law and prepare to negotiate a new congressional district map with Wolf. And it raised the stakes as city elections officials were set to meet Tuesday afternoon to officially announce the results/ vote count from the May 18 primary.
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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner rallied Saturday with progressive members of City Council and pumped up campaign volunteers ahead of Tuesdayâs election.
Their appearances were part of a last push by both candidates in the final weekend of the contest.
Krasner touted his efforts to reform the prosecutorâs office while speaking to a crowd of about 30 volunteers at an East Germantown playground, an area of the city he won big four years ago.
âWeâre going to be out canvassing through election day to make sure that places like this â which are rich with votes, which are rich with people who agree with us and who want this kind of change â turn out,â he said. âAs long as they turn out, weâre winning.â
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