UPDATED: 9:17 a.m., Thursday:

Bucks County Judge Jordan Yeager, who was assigned to the case initially, has recused himself from all election-related cases, according to a county spokesman. Yeager is the husband of Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar who oversees elections for the state.

Bucks County Judge Robert Baldi has been assigned to the case.

Original Story:

The campaigns of President Donald Trump and two statewide Republican row office candidates are suing Bucks County.

The paperwork filed this week calls for the county court to throw out 2,175 “defective ballots” and 76 ballots with unsealed privacy envelops or markings that were accepted by the Bucks County Board of Elections after a review.

The county reported more than 395,500 ballots were cast in last Tuesday’s election, which saw former Vice President Joe Biden gain at least 16,700 more votes than Trump and incumbent Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick beat challenger Democrat Christina Finello by more than 57,200 votes.

The case was filed by Donald J. Trump for President Inc., Garrity for PA, and Heidelbaugh for Attorney General Inc. The campaigns are represented by Porter Wright Morris and Arthur LLP and Goldstein Law Partners. Stacy Garrity won her race for treasurer, and Heather Heidelbaugh lost her vote for attorney general.

The lawsuit asks the court to issue an order that “reverses the decision of the Bucks County Board of Elections.” The plaintiffs claim the ballots that were accepted should not have been.

In public statements, the Trump campaign has claimed they won the majority of votes in the state, despite vote counts showing the president tens of thousands of votes behind former President Joe Biden, who has been projected the winner by the Associated Press and other news organizations.

The lawsuit does not allege voter fraud and there has been no evidence of election fraud within the county. Statewide, there has not been evidence of widespread fraud.

Bucks County officials did not comment on the lawsuit.

During Tuesday’s Bucks County Board of Elections meeting, no Republican lawyers who took part made any claims of fraud or major problems with the election. Some did ask questions of election officials and offer suggestions on policy for future vote counts.

“We, too, care about getting this right, and we have good intentions,” attorney Jonathan Goldstein, who represented Trump and Republicans, said during the meeting.

While speaking of counting ballots that had some issues, Goldstein said they could come into play if the Trump campaign and Republicans win federal court battles. Although, he noted, he is not involved in those cases because “God is kind to me.”

The case is assigned to Bucks County Judge Jordan Yeager, the husband of Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar who oversees elections.

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