An investigation by the District Attorney’s office in Pennsylvania revealed numerous election code violations had occurred with ballot drop boxes in Lehigh County, and has prompted a court filing asking for relief.
The investigation conducted by District Attorney James B. Martin looked into absentee and mail-in voting practices in Lehigh County. The investigation found that,
“It is also abundantly clear that those provisions of the law are being breached by a large number of voters.”
According to a draft of the upcoming filing an injunction is being requested to stop the county’s Board of Elections “from receiving and counting invalid and void ballots.”
The Board was set to start receiving those ballots this week ahead of the May 17 primary for the November midterm elections that experts believe will give Republicans control of the House and the Senate. However, concerned with illegal ballot harvesting, the draft wants to stop the board from counting any ballots taken to drop boxes by people who did not cast the particular ballot.
The draft motion notes that
“Pennsylvania election code requires that mailed and absentee ballots must be returned either by mail or in person by the person to whom the ballot belongs,” adding that the law states,
