Pennsylvania
On Nov. 4, the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit that would stop vote counting until republican observers were given adequate access. The next day an appellate court ruled in favor of the Trump campaign. Tuesday, Nov. 17, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court votes 5-2 reversing the appellate court’s ruling.
On Nov. 5, the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit against the Montgomery County Board of Elections to stop counting ballots that don’t follow all election requirements. Trump’s campaigned alleged that election officials were counting ballots when the outer envelope was not completed with all required information, the campaign found over 600 ballots. Over a week later the campaign’s petition was denied by the court and the Montgomery County Board of Elections was ordered to count the ballots.
On Nov. 9, the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking an injunction that will block Pennsylvania from certifying election results. The suit alleges that election officials have “mismanaged the election process.” On Nov. 12, the Democratic Nation Committee (DNC) asked a federal judge to dismiss the Trump campaign’s lawsuit. Yesterday oral arguments were heard in Court.
