RNC Chairman Michael Whatley announced the Trump campaign won its lawsuit against Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
“PENNSYLVANIA LAWSUIT VICTORY We just won the Trump Campaign/RNC lawsuit against Bucks County, PA,” Whatley said.
“We will now have extended early in-person mail-voting through November 1st — three extra days. We will keep fighting. Go vote! Stay in line!” he added.
PENNSYLVANIA LAWSUIT VICTORY
We just won the Trump Campaign/RNC lawsuit against Bucks County, PA.
We will now have extended early in-person mail-voting through November 1st — three extra days.
We will keep fighting. Go vote! Stay in line!
— Michael Whatley (@ChairmanWhatley) October 30, 2024
“YES! This is HUGE! Bucks County, use this to your full advantage,” Scott Presler commented.
YES!
This is HUGE!
Bucks County, use this to your full advantage.
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) October 30, 2024
“We just won our lawsuit in Bucks County for extended Early Voting through Friday at 5:00 PM. Thank you to the court for making the right decision and for finding that Bucks County violated the Pennsylvania election code and providing the requested relief,” James Blair, political director of the Trump 2024 campaign and the RNC, said.
🚨Good News Alert 🚨
We just won our lawsuit in Bucks County for extended Early Voting through Friday at 5:00 PM.
Thank you to the court for making the right decision and for finding that Bucks County violated the Pennsylvania election code and providing the requested relief. https://t.co/zQ1xqnKkRz
— James Blair (@JamesBlairUSA) October 30, 2024
Previously, Tuesday, October 29th, was the final day for Bucks County voters to vote early on demand or request a mail-in ballot.
🚨Just in: Bucks County, Pennsylvania has extended their Early Voting through Friday at 5:00 PM. This comes after the Trump campaign sued Bucks County for shutting down early voting lines hours before they had advertised.
Via: @JamesBlairUSA pic.twitter.com/8SATWqSbmH
— The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) October 30, 2024
From the Associated Press:
A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday sided with Donald Trump’s campaign and agreed to extend an in-person voting option in suburban Philadelphia where long lines on the final day led to complaints voters were being disenfranchised by an unprepared election office.
Judge Jeffrey Trauger said in a one-page order that Bucks County voters who want to apply for an early mail ballot now have until Friday.
The Trump campaign’s lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday morning, comes amid a flurry of litigation and complaints over voting in a battleground state that is expected to play a central role in helping select the next president in 2024’s election.
The lawsuit sought a one-day extension, through Wednesday at 5 p.m., for voters to apply in-person for a mail-in ballot. The judge’s order permits applications through the close of business on Friday.
A message seeking comment was left with a spokesperson for Bucks County government.
Neighboring Lehigh County on Tuesday asked a judge to extend the deadline there by one day, through Wednesday, because road closures in downtown Allentown around Trump’s rally blocked access to the elections office. The judge agreed.