Pennsylvania Republicans appealed to the state Supreme Court Thursday to overturn a lower court’s ruling that would allow mail ballots with missing or incorrect dates to be counted.
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Republicans ask US Supreme Court to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania
Republicans on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency order in Pennsylvania that could result in thousands of votes not being counted in this year’s election in the battleground state.
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Pennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected
Pennsylvania’s highest court on Wednesday said people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots, a decision sure to affect some of the thousands of mail-in votes likely to be rejected this fall.
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In Pennsylvania, am I allowed to drop off a ballot for another voter?
Pennsylvania law generally requires voters to return their own ballot and prohibits people from returning other voters’ ballots to a drop box or county elections office on their behalf.
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Judge weighs GOP request to verify eligibility of Pennsylvania’s overseas and military voters
A federal judge had some pointed questions but did not immediately rule Friday on a request that Pennsylvania election officials take new steps to verify the identification and eligibility of soldiers and others living overseas.
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Supreme Court rejects challenge by GOP lawmakers to voter registration order
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge from Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania to a Biden administration executive order that is intended to boost voter registration.
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Court takes ‘naked ballots’ case over Pennsylvania mail-in voting
Pennsylvania’s highest court on Friday said it will consider whether counties must accept provisional ballots cast on election day at polling places by voters whose mail-in ballots lacked secrecy envelopes or were rejected for other flaws.
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Court stops Pennsylvania counties from throwing out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates
A state court Friday halted enforcement of a requirement that voters include accurate, handwritten dates on envelopes used to submit mail-in ballots, a ruling likely to keep several thousand Pennsylvania votes from being thrown out in the November election.
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PSP commish testifies to congress on assassination attempt security failures
Two local law enforcement officers stationed in the complex of buildings where a gunman opened fire at former President Donald Trump left to go search for the man before the shooting, the head of Pennsylvania State Police said Tuesday, raising questions about whether a key post was left unattended as the shooter climbed onto a roof.
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Firefighter killed at Trump rally honored with bagpipes, gun salute and a bugle sounding taps
The keen of bagpipes, a three-volley gun salute and a bugle sounding taps pierced the air of a small Pennsylvania town on Friday as hundreds gathered to honor an ex-fire chief who was shot and killed at a rally for former President Donald Trump.
