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US judge rules Pennsylvania rejecting undated mail-in ballots violated First Amendment

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US District Court Judge Susan Paradise Baxter ruled Monday that Pennsylvania must count undated or misdated mail-in ballots, finding that rejecting such ballots violated the First Amendment. In Pennsylvania, voters are permitted to cast votes by mail, but they must date and sign the declaration on the outer return envelope.

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Pennsylvania judge orders new absentee ballots for voters missing mail-in ballots

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Pennsylvania District Judge David Ridge issued an order Friday for 17,000 voters, who did not receive mail-in ballots, granting them early in-person voting and new absentee ballots to replace the missing ones. The post Pennsylvania judge orders new absentee ballots for voters missing mail-in ballots appeared first on JURIST - News.

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US Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count provisional votes for defective mail-in ballots

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The US Supreme Court rejected Friday an RNC application to stay a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that grants voters who cast defective mail-in ballots an option to alternatively cast in-person provisional ballots. The RNC also relied on a 2020 state case, Pennsylvania Democratic Party v.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules incorrectly dated mail-in ballots cannot be counted

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Monday that mail-in ballots with missing or incorrect dates will not be counted in the 2024 general election. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that mail-in ballots must contain a date, emphasizing the need to follow instructions in the interest of ensuring fairness in the electoral process.

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US appeals court upholds decision finding Pennsylvania statutes restricting youth gun possession unconstitutional

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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld its previous decision on Tuesday which found Pennsylvania statutes preventing “18-to-20-year-olds from carrying firearms outside their homes during a state of emergency” unconstitutional.

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US Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Pennsylvania mail-in ballot date requirement

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The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a challenge to Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot date requirements. They initiated the suit in 2022 after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered county election boards to reject mail-in ballots with a missing or incorrectly written date, resulting in more than 10,000 ballots being rejected.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules police officers can no longer search vehicles without a warrant

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Article 1, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution offers greater protection to citizens from warrantless searches of their vehicles than does the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Thanks for your support! DONATE NOW.