Pennsylvania court rules electronic voting data is not subject to release under public records law

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Spreadsheets of raw data associated with each ballot cast are not subject to public scrutiny, a Pennsylvania court ruled Monday in a case that began with a request for the “cast vote records” by an election researcher whose work has fueled right-wing attacks on voting procedures. Commonwealth Court ruled 5-2 in favor of Secretary of State Al Schmidt, saying that researcher Heather Honey and others were not entitled to the records from Lycoming County for the 2020 General Election. Pennsylvania’s Elections Code says county election records are public “except the contents of ballot boxes and voting…