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Solicitor: Court orders mean Northampton County will continue counting undated mail‑in ballots unless a higher court rules
Summary
Assistant County Solicitor Michael Vargo told the Northampton County Election Commission that current court orders require the county to count undated and misdated mail‑in ballots and that a U.S. Supreme Court petition could change that outcome but is not guaranteed.
Michael Vargo, the county solicitor working with the election commission, told members at the March 3 meeting that two pending lawsuits could affect local elections but that the county will continue to follow existing court orders unless told otherwise.
"The most recent court order in the federal litigation in that case requires the county to count undated and misdated mail in…
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