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Wiz Imp

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45. Sorry, I thought this was a state Supreme Court Decision

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:49 PM

Mar 31

In January, they agreed to hear a separate case on the exact same issue. I thought that this was that case. The SCOTUS already declined to take up that case.

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/pennsylvania-supreme-court-to-revisit-mail-in-ballot-date-dispute-scotus-declines-case/

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Revisit Mail-In Ballot Date Dispute; SCOTUS Declines Case

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Mark Elias: 🚨BREAKING: Federal court rules that the Pennsylvania date requirement for mail-in ballot violates the First [View all] highplainsdem Mar 31 OP

knr UTUSN Mar 31 #1

Elias And His Cohorts Are Fighting The Fight That ALL The Law Firms Ought To Be Fighting! MayReasonRule Mar 31 #2

Exactly !! This is how it's done. C_U_L8R Mar 31 #5

K & R malaise Mar 31 #3

We should celebrate every win peggysue2 Mar 31 #4

Thanks for the all too rare good news. K&R Ping Tung Mar 31 #6

When this is over, and we still have voting rights, Marc Elias will be the hero. lindysalsagal Mar 31 #7

Kick SheltieLover Mar 31 #8

GEAT NEWS here. I'm gonna celebrate by bluestarone Mar 31 #9

Marc Elias is heroic Quiet Em Mar 31 #10

He IS a hero! A hero not just for us, but for DEMOCRACY. calimary Mar 31 #11

Fantastic news!! Thanks for posting, highplainsdem. wordstroken Mar 31 #12

ding ding ding ding. AllaN01Bear Mar 31 #13

If I had living heroes, Marc Elias would top the list. LoisB Mar 31 #14

Fantabulous!!!!!!!! pandr32 Mar 31 #15

This means it cannot be over-ruled by the PA state courts, am I right? FakeNoose Mar 31 #16

Or by SCOTUS because it's a state issue, I'm guessing (IANAL). TheRickles Mar 31 #20

The state Supreme Court agreed in January to review again BumRushDaShow Mar 31 #22

Thank you, Marc Elias, from PA! Alice B. Mar 31 #17

GOOD!!!!! ShazzieB Mar 31 #18

Same with requiring a signature MichMan Mar 31 #27

I believe that the ballots should be postmarked, just like our tax forms ... aggiesal Mar 31 #19

I've been in a line at CA post office to post a tax return. Line so long and unwieldy that the workers wouldn't know iluvtennis Mar 31 #23

They did the same thing here in San Diego, except ... aggiesal Mar 31 #29

San Diego more controls that San Jose - good stuff. n/t iluvtennis Mar 31 #30

What validity does a postmark have it is added after a deadline ? MichMan Apr 1 #46

Yes, they postmarked it for the deadline. Wasn't our fault that the drop off line of cars went for a mile. Even though iluvtennis Apr 1 #51

"Line so long and unwieldy that the workers wouldn't know what time you got in line" MichMan Apr 1 #55

I don't think there's a right and wrong on this issue, as both sides think they're right Polybius Mar 31 #43

I do think there is a right and wrong ... aggiesal Apr 1 #50

This is probably the millionth (exaggerated) case regarding our mail ballots and the dates BumRushDaShow Mar 31 #21

Yes thanks for the review, the Repukes just wouldn't let it die FakeNoose Mar 31 #24

45 recently started telling his minions to "vote early" and use those mail ballots BumRushDaShow Mar 31 #34

It actually may have made some difference in November's elections Wiz Imp Mar 31 #35

There was an uptick of mail ballots in red areas in PA BumRushDaShow Apr 1 #47

HEAR, HEAR!!! Fraudulent Mail In Ballots Are About As Prevalent As Angels Dancing On Heads Of Pins MayReasonRule Apr 1 #48

K&R! gademocrat7 Mar 31 #25

Great work folks, unfortunately Eliot Rosewater Mar 31 #26

Nope. Case was 100% about PA state law. SCOTUS has no jurisdiction. Wiz Imp Mar 31 #36

Why was it in a Federal US District court? MichMan Mar 31 #40

Sorry, I thought this was a state Supreme Court Decision Wiz Imp Mar 31 #45

Doesn't that favor Republicans? MichMan Mar 31 #28

I'm sure Elias has considered the demographic aspects of it cadoman Mar 31 #31

It shouldn't matter. RandomNumbers Mar 31 #32

Precisely right! It serves NO valid purpose as courts have repeatedly recognized. benfranklin1776 Mar 31 #33

This is not an issue for most here. BidenRocks Mar 31 #41

Yes I remember the 2004 election very painfully. benfranklin1776 Apr 1 #49

Changing voting rules brakester Apr 1 #53

It favors Democracy Wiz Imp Mar 31 #37

The USPS will not aid Chump in suppressing the vote FakeNoose Mar 31 #39

There are also other groups in PA that vote Democratic that aren't majority college educated Polybius Mar 31 #44

Would this ruling have made any difference in any past elections? Wiz Imp Mar 31 #38

I know that the decision is popular, but saying it violates the 1st Amendment is a bit of a stretch Polybius Mar 31 #42

Thank you Mark Elias! Janbdwl72 Apr 1 #52

A needless requirement by Republicans who want to diminish the vote. Grins Apr 1 #54