Provisional Ballots Must Have Signature To Count, Pennsylvania High Court Rules
Provisional ballots cast in Pennsylvania elections without a required signature will not be counted, the state Supreme Court ruled.
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Undated and Misdated Mail-in Ballots Won’t Be Counted, Per Pennsylvania Supreme Court
In a 4-3 order issued today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated a Commonwealth Court decision that would have required counties in the battleground state to count mail-in ballots with missing or incorrect handwritten dates on their outer return envelopes.
Butler County, Pennsylvania Must Count Provisional Votes From Those Who Submitted ‘Naked’ Mail-in Ballots, Court Rules
This morning, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that Butler County must count provisional ballots cast at a polling place from voters who inadvertently submitted mail-in ballots without an inner secrecy envelope — also known as “naked ballots.”
Pennsylvania County Ordered to Pay $1 Million in Dominion Voting Machines Case
A state judge on Friday ordered Fulton County, Pennsylvania and its attorney to pay over $1 million in sanctions after improperly investigating Dominion Voting Systems machines after the 2020 election and violating an order from the state’s highest court.
Pennsylvania Counties Must Count Undated and Misdated Mail-in Ballots, Court Rules
In a 4-1 ruling, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court blocked enforcement of a law requiring election officials to reject otherwise valid mail-in ballots with missing or incorrect handwritten dates on their outer return envelopes.
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Rejects GOP Lawsuit Challenging Absentee Ballot Rules
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court last Friday rejected a lawsuit from two Republican legislators seeking to upend state laws governing where voters must return their completed absentee ballots to be tallied.
Washington County, Pennsylvania Must Notify Voters About Defective Mail-in Ballots and Allow For Provisional Voting, Judge Rules
Washington County, Pennsylvania’s board of elections must inform voters of errors on their mail-in ballots and allow them an opportunity to cast provisional ballots at the polls in the upcoming November election, a judge ruled on Friday.
Federal Judge Tosses Right-Wing Pennsylvania County’s Lawsuit Over Dominion Voting Machines
For a second time, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from Fulton County, Pennsylvania’s board of elections and two Republican county commissioners over the use of Dominion voting machines in the 2020 election.
9 More Republican-Led States Sue Biden Over 2021 Voter Registration Order
An executive order issued in 2021 by President Biden to promote voter registration is still drawing rebuke from GOP-led states in court.
In a Victory for Voters, Pennsylvania Directs Counties To Print Full Year on Mail-in Ballots
A Pennsylvania voting rights group announced today that it would dismiss its lawsuit contesting the rejection of mail-in ballots due to dates on outer return envelopes that were missing the final two digits of the year 2024.