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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey on Thursday night released a statement saying &ldquo;all votes that comply with Pennsylvania law must be counted, regardless of how long the process takes,&rdquo; but with a key caveat.
				Any ballots that arrived after 8 p.m. on Election Day &ldquo;should be segregated in case the U.S. Supreme Court decides to correct the unconstitutional decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that invented a new ballot deadline,&rdquo; the Lehigh Valley Republican added.
				&ldquo;Like many Pennsylvanians, I am concerned that Philadelphia&rsquo;s vote counting process lacks transparency,&rdquo; Toomey said.
				&ldquo;The Philadelphia City Commissioners must ensure the integrity of the election and &mdash; as mandated by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania &mdash; allow stakeholders to observe the vote counting process. Further, if the initial vote count meets the applicable threshold, a request for a recount should be immediately granted,&rdquo; he said.
				&ldquo;Finally, once a final count is reached and certified, all parties involved must accept the outcome of the election regardless of whether they won or lost,&rdquo; Toomey added.

Toomey: Count all ballots that ‘comply with Pennsylvania law’