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Republican solicitor urges scheduled legal reviews for undated mail ballots; Democrats point to Aiken precedent
Summary
At the Oct. 31 Board of Elections meeting, Republican solicitor Dolores Troiani asked the board to schedule legal reviews so attorneys can be present when undated mail‑in ballots are examined. Democratic counsel Joel Benecke said appellate precedent (Aiken) treats missing or incorrect dates as de minimis and supports counting those ballots.
A dispute over how to handle mail ballots that lack a date or contain date errors surfaced at the Chester County Board of Elections meeting on Oct. 31, when party solicitors asked the board to set predictable legal‑review windows during central canvassing.
Dolores Troiani, solicitor for the Republican Party of Chester County, told the board she had sent a letter raising "objections" to current practices and asked that legal reviews be scheduled at set times so party…
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