Pennsylvania County Election Officials Decide to Restore Drop Boxes
Luzerne County, one of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s most populous counties, will deploy drop boxes for the general election, reversing a previous decision to remove them entirely.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Punts Two High-Profile Cases Over Mail-in Voting
On Saturday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined to weigh in on two consequential election lawsuits over mail-in voting.
SCOTUS Won’t Hear Case Raising Controversial Theory on State Power in Federal Elections
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lawsuit from 27 Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers seeking to revive the right-wing independent state legislature (ISL) theory, which posits the U.S. Constitution affords state legislatures exclusive authority to regulate federal elections.
Pennsylvania Orgs Ask SCOTUS To Decide if Rejecting Mail-in Ballots for Date Errors Violates Civil Rights Act
Pennsylvania organizations and voters are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether rejecting mail-in ballots with incorrect or missing dates on return envelopes violates a federal Civil Rights Act provision.
Former Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani Disbarred in DC
Rudy Giuliani is permanently barred from practicing law in Washington, D.C. over his rampant falsehoods about voter fraud in the 2020 election.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Tosses Right-Wing Challenge To Absentee Ballot Return Rules
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismissed a legal bid from two Republican legislators to alter existing rules about where voters can return their completed absentee ballots for tabulation.
Activists Ask Pennsylvania Supreme Court To Stop Enforcement of Handwritten Dates on Ballots
A coalition of ten voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit on Wednesday asking the PA Supreme Court to stop enforcement of a state law that requires voters to include a handwritten date on the return envelope of their mail-in ballots.
Pennsylvania Appeals Court Affirms Washington County Must Notify Voters of Mail-in Ballot Errors and Allow for Provisional Voting
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed a lower court’s decision requiring Washington County to notify voters of errors on their mail-in ballots and afford them an opportunity to cast provisional ballots at the polls this November.
RNC Lawsuit Accuses Pennsylvania County of Starting Election Without Testing Voting Equipment
The RNC filed a lawsuit on Friday against election officials in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, accusing the county of starting their election process without fully testing voting equipment.
RNC Lawsuit Could Disenfranchise Pennsylvania Voters Who Make Mistakes on Mail-in Ballots
The Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a petition in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday arguing that voters who make mistakes on mail-in ballots shouldn’t be allowed to cure their ballots or vote using a provisional ballot on Election Day.
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