The Republican Party of Bucks County, Pennsylvania took to social media Wednesday to celebrate a victory in court after the Trump campaign sued over voters being turned away from long lines wanting to obtain mail-in ballots.
“We Won! In response to the lawsuit filed by the Trump Campaign and the @GOP a Bucks County Judge ruled voters in Bucks County will be able to ‘apply for, receive, vote, and return a mail-in ballot’ until close of business on Friday November 1st,” read the X post from Bucks County GOP.
On Tuesday, the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit against Bucks County, arguing officials are suppressing voters.
The Trump campaign pointed out that the Pennsylvania Department of State said voters must be allowed to obtain their mail-in ballot if they were in line by 5 p.m. Tuesday.
However, a video shared online appeared to show voters being turned away at 2:30 pm.
“This is against the law. This is voter suppression from the left. We will fight for every legal vote in Pennsylvania. Go vote, and stay in line!” stated the press release, sent out on Wednesday.
By Wednesday afternoon, Bucks County GOP shared an order from Judge Jeffrey Trauger saying the Bucks County Election Board’s actions violated the state election code.
We Won!
— Bucks GOP (@BucksGOP) October 30, 2024
In response to the lawsuit filed by the Trump Campaign and the @GOP a Bucks County Judge ruled voters in Bucks County will be able to “apply for, receive, vote, and return a mail-in ballot” until close of business on Friday November 1st. pic.twitter.com/uI5LTtw0xN
Bucks County has a population of more than 640,000 people and is located north of Philadelphia. It is one of the largest swing “collar” counties surrounding the city.
Tuesday was the original deadline for obtaining mail-in ballots in the state.
• Alex Swoyer can be reached at aswoyer@washingtontimes.com.
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