Blow to Democrats: PA Supreme Court Makes New Mail-In Ballot Ruling

SHARE
TWEET
Blow to Democrats: PA Supreme Court Makes New Mail-In Ballot Ruling

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ordered state election officials not to count mail-in ballots that arrive in envelopes dated incorrectly or with no date at all.

The court’s decision says those ballots must be left uncounted.

The ruling has been hailed as a “milestone” decision by Republicans.

“The Pennsylvania county boards of elections are hereby ORDERED to refrain from counting any absentee, and mail-in ballots received for the November 8, 2022 general election that are contained in undated or incorrectly dated outer envelopes,” the decision by the six-judge court read.

The judges were split on whether the move violated federal election law, which left a vacancy on the court that still needs to be filled.

CNN reported:

“The case is the result of the lawsuit brought by state and national Republicans last month that alleged Pennsylvania’s acting secretary of commonwealth was circumventing the General Assembly by telling county boards to count ballots returned in a timely manner, but without a dated envelope.”

The decision will likely help Republicans, even though the decision applies equally to all ballots.

Democrats accounted for around 70 percent of the 1.4 million mail-in ballot requests this year, the WSJ noted.

The decision should result in two Democrat ballots set aside for everyone from a Republican, assuming both parties fill out their ballots with equal accuracy — and equal inaccuracy.

RELATED: Jen Psaki Admits Democrats Are ‘Fearful’ of Republican ‘Momentum’ Ahead of Midterms

As The Western Journal notes – That could make a difference in the closely contested Senate race between Dr. Mehmet Oz and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman:

The RealClearPolitics average of polls has Fetterman 1.2 points ahead of Oz, and the results of all five of the most recent polls fell within each poll’s respective margin of error. The most recent poll, by Muhlenberg College and the Morning Call newspaper of Allentown, resulted in a literal tie, with each candidate getting 47 percent of the responses.

FiveThirtyEight, which uses a somewhat different methodology in its forecasts, gives Fetterman a 57 percent chance of beating Oz next week, but rates the race a “toss-up.”

The Journal theorized that the ruling could impact “thousands of ballots.”

It wouldn’t take a lot of ballots being disqualified from impacting the results of that race, at least as things look right now.

The Pennsylvania governor’s race looks less likely to be affected as Shapiro is currently up by 9.4 points and has beaten Mastriano by differences outside the margins of error.

The Journal noted that four of the current justices on the court were elected as Democrats, with only two as Republicans, making the order bipartisan.

“This is a milestone in Republicans’ ongoing efforts to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat in Pennsylvania and nationwide,” Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement cited by CNN.

“Republicans went to court, and now Democrats and all counties have to follow the law,” she said.

The justices did not explain the reasoning behind the decision.

SHARE THIS:

SHARE
TWEET
Telegram
Email
Reddit
Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Breaking

Trending

John Fetterman Tears Up during Hearing Republicans Ridicule and Make Fun of Me
John Fetterman Tears Up during Hearing: Republicans 'Ridicule and Make Fun of Me' - WATCH
Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) appeared to tear up as he got emotional during a hearing as he reflected...
Tucker Carlson The US Government Intervened to Prevent My Interview with Putin
Tucker Carlson: The US Government Intervened to STOP My Interview with Putin
Popular conservative journalist and commentator Tucker Carlson claimed the United States government stepped...
CNN Posts Its Worst Weekend Ratings since 1991
CNN Posts Its Worst Weekend Ratings since 1991
CNN faces more difficulties after it posted its “rock bottom” ratings in a key viewership...
Heroic Karate Instructors Thwart Armed Carjackers in California
Heroic Karate Instructors Thwart Armed Carjackers in California – WATCH
A pair of brave karate instructors in Oakland, California, managed to thwart armed carjackers and rescue...
Electric Car EXPLODES into Flames on Driveway, Sets Fire to Family Home
Electric Car EXPLODES into Flames on Driveway, Sets Fire to Family Home – WATCH
An electric car exploded into a massive fire ball while sitting on the driveway of a family home, which...
Wuhan Institute of Virology Warns the World: Prepare for Another COVID-19 Pandemic
Wuhan Institute of Virology Warns the World: Prepare for Another COVID-19 Pandemic
As many as 20 coronavirus species are likely to cause a new outbreak, according to a study from the Wuhan...
Michelle Obama Paid over $700,000 for 1-Hour Speech in Germany
Michelle Obama Paid over $700,000 for 1-Hour Speech in Germany
Former First Lady Michelle Obama, who regularly positions herself as a “victim,” was paid...
Fauci Secretly Visited CIA HQ to Influence Findings on COVID-19 Origin Report
Fauci Secretly Visited CIA HQ to ‘Influence Findings’ on COVID-19 Origin Report
The former head of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Anthony Fauci, was snuck...
UK Parliament Asks Rumble to Demonetize Russell Brand; CEO Give EPIC Response
UK Parliament Asks Rumble to Demonetize Russell Brand; CEO Gives EPIC Response
As Big Tech de-persons Russell Brand following multiple sexual assaults against him, the UK parliament...
Far-Left Group Takes Credit for Demonetizing Russell Brand
Far-Left Group Takes Credit for Demonetizing Russell Brand
Not long after major advertisers, including Burger King and HelloFresh, pulled the plug on Rumble following...
0
What are your thoughts? Click to commentx
()
x

JOIN THE FIGHT!

SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE BREAKING NEWSLETTER STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX! 

We don’t spam! Read our Privacy Policy for more info.