"Disputed ballots awarded to McGahan"

By Freda R. Savana, Intelligencer, December 6, 2009.

"Pair of disputed ballots awarded to McGahan"

By Freda R. Savana, Intelligencer, December 5, 2009:

Republican Ed McGahan can now say he won last month's race for Solebury supervisor by two votes, not just one.

A county judge ruled Friday that two disputed absentee ballots should go in McGahan's column, affirming his victory over Democrat Dennis Mankin.

Judge Clyde W. Waite reversed the Bucks County Board of Elections decision to discount one absentee ballot for McGahan and affirmed the board's decision not to count another ballot for Mankin. . . .

See also "Judge Favors Solebury Republican Candidate in Two Decisions . . ."

"Ruling expected in supervisors race hanging on one vote"

By Jenna Portnoy, Intelligencer, December 4, 2009: "The question is how to count disputed absentee ballots cast. . . ."

Solebury: "Absentee ballots at center of latest appeals"

By Jenna Portnoy, Intelligencer, December 1, 2009: "The supervisors election pitting Republican Ed McGahan and Democratic incumbent Dennis Mankin still hangs on a single vote. . . ."

"Supervisors race still up in the air"

By Jenna Portnoy, PhillyBurbs.com, November 17, 2009. "The Republican candidate still leads the Democratic incumbent by one vote, but the fight might not be over. . . ."

"Election board discounts ballot in race"

By Jenna Portnoy, PhillyBurbs.com, November 10, 2009: "The Bucks County board ruled a provisional ballot cannot count in the race for Solebury supervisor, which is separated by one vote. The ruling was challenged. . . ."

"Solebury election result remains close"

By Jenna Portnoy, PhillyBurbs.com, November 8, 2009:

One is the loneliest number in Solebury, where a single provisional ballot could decide a supervisor's race.

Republican Ed McGahan bested incumbent Democrat Dennis Mankin by one vote, or 1,022 to 1,021, unofficial results show. Election workers on Friday reviewed the vote tallies from the township's four precincts, as Solebury officials and voting rights advocates watched.

The provisional ballot was cast in Solebury, although the voter is registered in New Hope, county elections director Deena Dean said. Commissioners, acting as the Board of Elections on Monday, will decide whether to take Dean's recommendation that the county should not count the voter's pick for supervisor. A public meeting is set for 2 p.m. at the courthouse in Doylestown.

But even after the provisional ballot matter is settled, Mankin could challenge an absentee ballot in which a voter checked his name, but then crossed it out in favor of the other candidate.