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RNC Condemns McCormick Lawsuit to Force Count Of Undated Absentee Ballots

The Republican National Committee is stepping in to stop and attempt David McCormick campaign’s lawsuit to require the counting of undated, absentee ballots in Pennsylvania’s Senate primary. McCormick is presently behind in the vote by less than a percentage point to tv personality Dr. Mehmet Oz, who was backed by Donald Trump, a week after the election.

The former hedge fund CEO submitted the suit on May 23rd, asserting that Blair and Allegheny counties had actually stated they will not be counting mail-in ballots that do not have the correct handwritten date on the return envelope.

RNC primary counsel Matt Raymer validated the effort to obstruct counting the improper ballots to Fox News.

“The RNC is intervening in this lawsuit alongside the Pennsylvania GOP because election laws are meant to be followed, and changing the rules when ballots are already being counted harms the integrity of our elections,” Raymer said in a statement provided to the network.

“Either of Pennsylvania’s leading Republican Senate candidates would represent the Keystone State better than a Democrat, but Pennsylvania law is clear that undated absentee ballots may not be counted,” Raymer added. “This is another example of the RNC’s ironclad commitment to ensuring that the highest standards of transparency and security are upheld throughout the election process.”

The Pennsylvania GOP has  likewise condemned McCormick’s suit.

“While the Republican Party of Pennsylvania looks forward to supporting the Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate nominee, whoever it may be, we absolutely object ot the counting of undated mail-in ballots,” the party said in a statement. “Pennsylvania law and our courts have been very clear that undated ballots are not to be counted.”

Oz tweeted a condemnation of the efforts penned by his campaign manager Casey Contres on the 21st.

“Dr. Mehmet Oz continues to respectfully allow Pennsylvania’s vote-counting process to take place and puts his faith in the Republican voters who we believe have chosen him as their nominee,” Contres added. “That is why our campaign will oppose the McCormick legal team’s request that election boards ignore both Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court and state election law and accept legally rejected ballots.”

Trump has actually greatly backed Oz in the race, regardless of criticism that he is a “carpetbagger” with very little ties to the state of Pennsylvania.

“People love him, otherwise he wouldn’t have been on air for 18 years,” Trump said in a robocall being sent to Pennsylvania Republicans prior to election day. “I’ve just spent a lot of time with him. I did endorse him, and the reason is he’s tough, he’s smart and he really loves our country and he wants to do a great job for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”

Throughout the campaign, McCormick leaned heavily into promoting that the state is where he was born, raised, and lives.

Oz held dual citizenship in Turkey up until it ended up being a political problem and formerly served in the Turkish Army. He did not vote in the last governmental election in the United States, however, did vote in the Turkish election of the Neo-Ottomanist, Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Fox reports, “as of 6 p.m. Monday, Oz, whom former President Donald Trump endorsed, led McCormick by 992 votes (0.07%) out of 1,341,037 ballots. The race is likely close enough to trigger Pennsylvania’s automatic recount law, which applies inside the law’s 0.5% margin.”

H/T Timcast

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