Democrats, Republicans Commend County Officials For ‘Fair, Transparent & Accountable’ Election

The chairs of Bucks County’s two political big committees commended the county Board of Elections on a “fair, transparent, & accountable” election.

Bucks County Democratic Committee Chairperson John Cordisco and Bucks County Republican Committee Chairperson Pat Poprik wrote a joint letter to Thomas Freitag, director of the Bucks County Board of Elections, and three commissioners on Friday.

The letter comes as President Donald Trump contests the unofficial election results that show him losing nationally, in Pennsylvania, and in Bucks County to Democratic challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden. Trump and some Republicans have made bombastic claims of widespread fraud, which have largely come up unfounded.

The president’s campaign is suing the Bucks County Board of Elections over slightly more than 2,000 contested ballots.

There have been no signs of fraud in Bucks County’s election process.

Below is the letter:

Dear Tom, 

On behalf of both the Bucks County Democratic and Republican Committees, we want to thank you and your team at the Bucks County Board of Elections for your work throughout this cycle. 

We recognize that successfully running an election this year was no easy feat. Overseeing a presidential election, with a brand new mail-in voting law, in the midst of a global pandemic, posed a set of challenges not faced by any Board of Elections to date. The long days, nights, and weekend hours your staff put in at three offices across the county were critical, and your dedication is truly appreciated. 

While we may each support different candidates, we both want the process to be fair. We all worked very hard here in Bucks County, along with your staff and our County Commissioners, to ensure that the process was fair, transparent, and accountable in way that should give our voters confidence in the accuracy of the reported outcome. 

We also owe our gratitude to the many of the men and women working for the county in other departments who answered the call for help from the Board of Elections. These employees came from a diverse geographic, political, and professional background, and their participation demonstrated an incredible level of dedication to the electoral process. 

Finally, we must thank the voters of Bucks County. We experienced record turnout from both parties despite brand new voting machines and long lines at many polling places. It is encouraging to see so many of our friends, neighbors, and family taking part in such an important election. 

Please share our deepest gratitude to the entire Board of Elections staff for their hard work, dedication, and cooperation. Their behind-the-scenes efforts are far too often taken for granted, and we hope they understand our appreciation for, and recognition of, all that they do. 

Sincerely, 

John F. Cordisco, Esq., Chair Bucks County Democratic Committee 
Patricia K. Poprik, Chair Bucks County Republican Committee

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