I should have included this and I apologize. I haven't measured the pin alone without a relay because the board is assembled but the other PICs bring the pin to 2.1v with the relay connected which seems about right. It is only the 1827 that seems to have issues. The supply voltage stays solid at 3.2v at the VSS and VDD pins when the relay is "on" or attempting to be on. I understand a transistor driving the relay is the preferred method but there are some other considerations that make that difficult which is why these relays were chosen. They appear to have been designed to be driven directly with a uC and they work wonderfully with everything but the 16F1827 which is what makes me think it has something to do with the setup of the PIC and not a hardware issue.
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