HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new lawsuit filed Tuesday by a constellation of left-leaning groups in Pennsylvania is trying to prevent thousands of mail-in ballots from being thrown out in November’s election in a battleground state that is expected to play a critical role in selecting a new president. The lawsuit, filed in a state court, is the latest of perhaps a half-dozen cases to challenge a provision in Pennsylvania law that voters must write the date when they sign their mail-in ballot envelope. Voters not understanding that provision has meant that tens of thousands of ballots have been thrown out since Pennsylvania dramatically expanded mail-in voting in a 2019 law. The latest lawsuit says multiple courts have found that a voter-written date is meaningless in determining whether the ballot arrived on time or whether the voter is eligible. As a result, rejecting someone’s ballot either because it lacks a date or a correct date should violate the Pennsylvania Constitution’s free and equal elections clause, the 68-page lawsuit said. |
St. Louis Blues remove interim tag and name Drew Bannister fullA doctor whose views on COVIDAnguish as Kenya's government demolishes houses in floodWisconsin wedding barns sue over state's new liquor law requiring licensingWoman identified as person killed in fall at daughter's Ohio State graduation3 Indian nationals charged with killing Canadian Sikh separatist leader make first court appearanceUS repatriates 11 citizens from notorious camps for relatives of Islamic State militants in SyriaMississippi exSt. Louis Blues remove interim tag and name Drew Bannister fullOne Tech Tip: How to spot AI