CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield County Commissioners are confident in the security of the county’s May Primary Election, and removing the burden of the Trump campaign lawsuit from its election office staff.
On Tuesday Solicitor Heather Bozovich updated the commissioners on the status of the lawsuit filed by Donald J. Trump for President Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
According to a previously-published GANT News report, the lawsuit was filed against all 67 Pennsylvania counties, alleging that drop boxes for mail-in and absentee ballots were unmonitored.
The county had a drop box at the front of the administrative office building in Clearfield, but it was closely monitored by the security guard.
The allegations arose because the more urban counties allowed voters to return ballots to locations other than their county’s elections office.
Bozovich said she, along with Commissioner Dave Glass and Election Director Dawn Graham, prepared the county’s response to written discovery requests.
Last week, she said the federal judge had a conference call with all parties to discuss issues, none of which applied specifically to Clearfield County.
Following a brief executive session, Bozovich said the county has maintained the position that it’s complied with all aspects of the Election Code.
She then recommended that the commissioners approve a stipulation in the Donald J. Trump for President Inc. versus Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar lawsuit.
“It would neither admit, nor deny any wrong-doing,” she said, adding it merely states that Clearfield County will comply with any order the judge issues or General Assembly issues as a result of the lawsuit.”
Bozovich said the Trump re-election campaign would be waiving any right to collect attorney fees or costs, and this will limit the county’s exposure to future discovery requests and costs.
She said it will also allow the county, specifically the Election Office, to focus on the upcoming Presidential election in November.