Right-Wing Legal Group Files Lawsuits in Three States Targeting Voter Rolls
Prior to this week, Citizen_AG hadn’t filed any voting-related lawsuits.
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Deadline Extended in Two Pennsylvania Counties to Apply In Person for a Mail-in Ballot
Pennsylvania courts extended the deadline for voters to apply for and receive mail-in ballots at election offices in two counties on Wednesday.
Philadelphia Must Count Undated and Wrongly Dated Mail-in Ballots From September Special Election, Court Affirms
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that the Philadelphia County Board of Elections must count 69 previously rejected mail-in ballots with missing or incorrect outer envelope dates cast by voters in a September 2024 special election for two state House districts.
Federal Court Rejects GOP Bid To Restrict Pennsylvania Military and Overseas Voting
A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit from six GOP Pennsylvania congressmen that could have jeopardized the ability of military and overseas voters to have their ballots counted in the upcoming election.
RNC Asks SCOTUS To Disqualify Certain Provisional Ballots in Pennsylvania
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to promptly pause a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that allows voters in the swing state to cast provisional ballots on Election Day if their mail-in ballots are disqualified due to a technical mistake.
Pennsylvania Must Count Provisional Votes From Those Who Submitted “Naked” Mail-in Ballots
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that counties must count provisional ballots cast in person by voters who mistakenly submitted “naked” mail-in ballots that lacked an inner secrecy envelope.
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.
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.