US Supreme Court turns away Pennsylvania mail-in ballot dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a bid by civil and voting rights groups to end Pennsylvania's mandate that mail-in ballots bear a handwritten date on the outer envelope, a requirement they contend is unnecessary and has resulted in needless disqualification of legitimate ballots.
Supreme Court won’t take up fight over Pennsylvania mail ballot date requirement
The Supreme Court said Tuesday it won’t hear civil rights groups’ appeal seeking to invalidate Pennsylvania’s dating requirement for mail ballots, which has invalidated thousands of votes
Pennsylvania high court to take up long-running dispute over mail-in ballots' return envelope dates
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will again consider whether voters should have to write the accurate date by hand on return envelopes used to send their completed mail-in ballots to be counted.
US Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Pennsylvania mail-in ballot date requirement
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a challenge to Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot date requirements. The plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit include the NAACP, the American Civil
The fate of undated ballots is back before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will now decide whether the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court made the right decision in November when it ruled Philadelphia had violated voters rights by rejecting undated ballots in its special election. That ruling, which came days before the November election, was blocked from taking effect in the critical election.
Supreme Court Upholds Pennsylvania Mail-in Ballot Date Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal challenging Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot date requirement. The plaintiffs argue the rule leads to unnecessary disqualification of legitimate votes. Despite acknowledging its minimal purpose,
Pennsylvania Supreme Court to take up long-running dispute over mail-in ballots' return envelope dates
The requirement that the date be accurate in order to be counted has generated more than a half-dozen court cases in the past four years.
Pa. high court to take up long-running dispute over mail-in ballots
Justices said Friday they will decide whether the dating rule for absentee and mail ballot return envelopes violates a state constitutional provision that elections must be free and equal.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court to take up long-running dispute over mail ballot dates
HARRISBURG (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court said Friday it will again consider whether voters should have to write the accurate date on return envelopes used to send their completed mail-in ...