Republicans lose bid to block Pennsylvania voters from 'curing' mail-in ballots

Source: Reuters

October 7, 2024 6:05 PM EDT Updated an hour ago

Oct 7 (Reuters) - Pennsylvania election officials will be able to notify voters of any mistakes in their mail-in ballots and let them make changes, the state's top court ruled, in a blow to Republicans who sought to block the practice in a state crucial to determining who will be the next U.S. president.

In declining on Saturday to hear a lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee and its state affiliate against so-called notice and cure procedures, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said the RNC filed the case too close to the Nov. 5 election, which pits Republican former President Donald Trump against Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris.

Pennsylvania is one of seven key battlegrounds likely to sway the state-by-state Electoral College outcome that determines the winner of U.S. presidential elections. Whichever candidate wins Pennsylvania will receive 19 electoral votes toward the total of 270 needed for victory.

The case is one of more than 120 voting-related lawsuits the RNC is involved with across 26 states. Republicans say they are trying to restore faith in elections by ensuring people don't vote illegally, but some legal experts and voting rights groups argue the legal blitz is meant to lay the groundwork to challenge potential losses and suppress votes for Democrats.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republicans-lose-bid-block-pennsylvania-voters-curing-mail-in-ballots-2024-10-07/

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This is ANOTHER case and it actually went our way. This means that Counties can notify people to fix ( "cure" ) their no-excuse absentee ballots (and that would include any missing or wrong "date" or signature). The other case about whether dates were even necessary is described here, and the state Supreme Court, like this case, refused to intervene with a decision, allowing a lower court ruling to stand for the time being - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143318471