Pennsylvania lawmakers to be sworn-in Tuesday at State Capitol

Posted: Jan 5, 2021 / 11:13 AM EST / Updated: Jan 5, 2021 / 02:42 PM EST

FILE – This Nov. 20, 2019 file photo shows the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania’s once-delayed spring primary in about two weeks will feature legislative and congressional races, a first run for some new paper-record voting systems and the first use of newly legalized mail-in ballots. Voter registration was ending Monday, May 18, 2020 for the June 2 primary, as the latest figures showed Pennsylvanians embracing a new vote-by-mail system. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Election season has came and passed and Tuesday is the day set to swear in the new group of lawmakers as they begin their new terms in office.

The swearing-in ceremony comes with some controversy, however, with Senate Republicans fighting back over the election of Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny), arguing that there were several mail-in ballots that were not dated and should not count. If a court rules that these ballots cannot count, Brewster will lose the election to his Republican opponent. Brewster’s swearing-in will be delayed until a court ruling can be given on the matter.