Some of the justices blasted officials from Bucks and other counties for upending the “rule of law.” Republican officials in battleground states across the country were under a microscope this election season because of fears that they might flout laws ...

Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia said her comments about ignoring a Pennsylvania Supreme Court precedent were taken out of context. Ellis-Marseglia said people misinterpreted an “inartfully worded statement on my part” when she voted to ignore the court’s directive to disqualify ballots that were not signed or dated properly.

Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia apologized for the "upset and confusion" caused by her comments about her reasoning for wanting to include ballots deemed deficient by the court.

A Bucks County commissioner apologized Wednesday during a contentious meeting for comments she made last week during a hearing on ballots.

The Democratic chair of a key Pennsylvania county’s elections board apologized on Wednesday for saying “precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore” when she voted to count hundreds of deficient mail and provisional ballots.