The legal fight over ballot curing in Washington County has resulted in legal fees of more than $75,000 so far. Commissioner’s Chairman Nick Sherman (pictured) tells WJPA that Pittsburgh-based attorney David Berardinelli submitted an initial invoice that totaled more than $96,000 for more than 200-hours of work. Reportedly, he then reduced that by 25-percent. The lawsuit resulted over the County Elections Board decision to no allow for errors on mail-in ballots to be corrected during the primary election. Sherman and fellow Republican Commissioner Electra Janis voted in favor of not allowing so-called curing. Democratic Commissioner Larry Maggi voted against. Sherman maintains that the county is simply following the letter of state law. He also questions the ruling by Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge Brandon Neuman who ruled that while the county is not required to offer ballot curing options it must notify voters of mistakes and permit them to cast a provisional ballot on election day if there ballot included a fatal error. Sherman says Judge Neuman, in his own ruling, said the matter should be a decision of the State Legislature. He says talks continue as they consider an appeal of that ruling.