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When is PA supposed to certify? I thought it was today.nt (Original Post) helpisontheway Nov 2020 OP
7 PM tonight. MineralMan Nov 2020 #1
Great!!! THANK YOU!! Nt helpisontheway Nov 2020 #2
And the fat lady sings on the attempted coup by Trump and his anti-American followers. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #11
I read that Philadelphia certifies tonight at 7:00...(don't know if that is the county) wcmagumba Nov 2020 #3
Counties are to certify today Abnredleg Nov 2020 #4
I read a short time ago that some of the largest counties Chainfire Nov 2020 #5
I read similar SunStar Nov 2020 #8
Counties are supposed to finish today DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #6
Board of Commissioners vote is at 7 pm BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #7
Anything left in the legal pipeline will be tossed soon. It's over. Wheee! crickets Nov 2020 #9
The Ghouliani appeal to the Third Circuit was filed today and I assume them appealing a refusal BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #10

Abnredleg

(669 posts)
4. Counties are to certify today
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 06:24 PM
Nov 2020

Although I’ve read a couple might miss the deadline. There is no deadline for the state to certify.

Chainfire

(17,526 posts)
5. I read a short time ago that some of the largest counties
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 06:32 PM
Nov 2020

will not finish the process on time and that it might take them a couple of more days.

I have no clue as to whether they will be able to certify the state-wide election without those counties.

I hope I am wrong.

SunStar

(66 posts)
8. I read similar
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 07:07 PM
Nov 2020

There's an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer on it:
https://fusion.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-certification-election-results-third-circuit-trump-counties-20201123.html (my first link, hope it works)

Long story short, a few counties need more time. It happens sometimes, no big deal, state certifies a little later without issue.

DeminPennswoods

(15,273 posts)
6. Counties are supposed to finish today
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 06:38 PM
Nov 2020

and that is expectation according to local Pgh evening newscasts.

Allegheny county certified it's count 2-1, with the GOP rep, I believe he's the Allegheny county R chairman, voting no.

There is a small glitch in Allegheny county due to 2000+ ballots that were not hand-dated by the voter, but were date/time-stamped when they were received prior to 8PM on election day. The PA Supreme Court just ruled that those ballots are to be counted. It won't affect the presidential race, but it will ensure incumbent Dem Jim Brewster retains his state senate seat where he is currently leading his challenger by exactly 1 vote. Once those ballots are counted, they will be certified serperately as will any other ballots that are were segregated and held pending the outcome of lawsuits.

BumRushDaShow

(128,748 posts)
7. Board of Commissioners vote is at 7 pm
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 06:48 PM
Nov 2020



TEXT

Philadelphia City Commissioners
@PhillyVotes
The PA Supreme Court has issued a ruling in In Re: Canvass of Absentee and Mail-In Ballots of November 3, 2020 General Election, the Return Board will meet tonight, Monday 11-23-2020 at 7pm to sign the Certification of the 2020 General and Special Elections.
Jeremy Roebuck
@jeremyrroebuck
BREAKING: PA Supreme Court upholds decisions allowing some 8,300 mail ballots in Philly to be counted.

"While failures to include a handwritten name, address or date ... [are] technical violations of the Election Code, [they] do not warrant wholesale disenfranchisement."
3:12 PM · Nov 23, 2020


We got 8,000+ votes approved from the PA State Supreme Court's ruling today!

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There is an appeal just filed this afternoon by Ghouliani after their last fiasco failed




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Marc E. Elias
@marceelias
🚨
BREAKING: Trump campaign files 3rd Circuit brief.

They argue: "The Campaign is not seeking to disenfranchise 6.8 million Pennsylvanians. Rather, the Campaign only seeks to aside the defective mail ballots among 1.5 million cast" in Democratic counties.
🚨ALERT: NEW BRIEF IN TRUMP LAWSUIT
Trump files opening brief in "BIG" Pennsylvania lawsuit.
democracydocket.com
4:34 PM · Nov 23, 2020


Hopefully that will all get killed ASAP.


BumRushDaShow

(128,748 posts)
10. The Ghouliani appeal to the Third Circuit was filed today and I assume them appealing a refusal
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 08:24 PM
Nov 2020

to the SCOTUS.

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