Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia apologized for claiming court precedent "doesn't matter" in relation to provisional ballots.

A Democratic election official in Pennsylvania offered an impassioned apology Wednesday for claiming “precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore in this country” to justify counting about 600 faulty ballots in defiance of state Supreme Court rulings.

The recount underway in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race marks the end of a chaotic post-election period that has become the latest example of how disputed election rules can expose weak points in a co

Bucks County has been at the center of controversy since a commissioner said she willingly decided to ignore a court directive to disqualify certain ballots.

The unofficial result of the race between Bob Casey and David McCormick triggers the recount mandate. Philadelphia says it will not count mail ballots with date errors following the state’s high court ruling this week.

The recount is underway for U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick.

As a Senate recount plays out, at least four counties are ignoring an order from the State Supreme Court that undated or misdated mail ballots cannot be counted.

Republican Dave McCormick will defeat Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, CNN projects, boosting the GOP majority in the Senate next year.

Pa., conceded to Republican Dave McCormick on Thursday, formally ending his reelection bid and acknowledging defeat two weeks after the Associated Press declared McCormick’s victory and after a statewide recount of the race had already been triggered.

Pennsylvania will recount the race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick, who leads by 28,000 votes.

Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) has conceded to Republican challenger Dave McCormick in Pennslyvania’s Senate race on Thursday. “I just called Dave McCormick to congratulate him on his election to