Pennsylvania Democrat apologizes for mocking 'precedent' with ballot count decision

The Democratic chair of a key Pennsylvania county's elections board apologized on Wednesday for saying "precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore" when she voted to count hundreds of deficient mail and provisional ballots.

"I wanted to start by apologizing for the upset and confusion that I have caused the citizens of Bucks County and the hardworking employees of this county and my family and those who share my last name," Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia said at a Wednesday meeting.

"Anyone who knows me knows that I care a lot about elections and I have been........

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