WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A judge in the swing state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday extended the deadline for voters in Bucks County to request a mail-in ballot after Donald Trump’s campaign sued alleging that some supporters seeking ballots were improperly turned away.
Voters in that county, which narrowly voted for Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2020 election, will have until Friday to apply for, receive or return a mail-in ballot, according to an order from Judge Jeffrey Trauger.
The lawsuit filed earlier on Wednesday by the Trump campaign, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick and the Republican National Committee said that voters were turned away from a county office on Tuesday after long lines formed ahead of a 5 p.m. deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot.
Pennsylvania is one of seven states likely to decide the outcome of the election and its 19 electoral votes are seen as crucial for either Trump or his opponent Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris to win the presidency.
Officials in Bucks County, just north of Philadelphia, officials did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
In a post on X social media, published on Tuesday before the lawsuit was filed, the county said some people in line were briefly told they “could not be accommodated” due to a “miscommunication.”
(Reporting by Andrew Goudsward; Editing by Scott Malone)
