Election records retention

Argued the envelopes are part of the election record subject to the federal 22-month retention law and delivered formal written notice seeking confirmation the county will preserve them for the May primary.

Cited Pennsylvania election code provisions arguing the postmarked envelopes are the sole timestamp proving ballot applications were mailed timely and have essential audit value.

Argued discarding envelopes breaks chain of custody and makes it harder to detect duplicate or unauthorized ballot application submissions.

Argued preserving envelopes isn't presuming fraud, likened it to security cameras, and questioned why envelopes ended up off county property.

Argued election records including mail-in ballot envelopes must be preserved 22 months under federal law and called them forensic evidence.