[FreeReign]

“In Pennsylvania, certification of election results by a county board of elections is a ministerial act—one which the board is required to perform and has no discretion to refuse,”

If their certification function is ministerial, then what's the point of them certifying? It would be a meaningless thing to do.

This "ministerial" claim seems fishy.

[lightman]

That assertion is from the plaintiff, not a quotation from the statute.

I agree: If they MUST certify fraud pro forma, what is the purpose of having a Board of Elections?

[AndyJackson]

The law does not require futile acts.