As the nation gears up for the November midterm elections, many states are tightening up their election laws in hopes of preventing a repeat of 2020.
But a recent Supreme Court ruling may actually hinder some of those efforts at maintaining election integrity. On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that in Pennsylvania, election officials are allowed to count undated mail-in ballots.
The date on the envelope is required by state law.
November 2020 🤝 May 2022
“Damn, we have to wait for the 3am mail in ballots in Pennsylvania”
— Josh🇺🇲 (@Joshua4570) May 18, 2022
Could Effect All Elections Going Forward
In this case, the ballots in question are in relation to a disputed 2021 judicial election, not the very recent, very close Senate Republican primary race. But the debate over the handling and legality of undated mail-in ballots will have far-reaching implications, especially in November.
The Court majority did not give any reasoning behind their decision.
Dissent on the decision came from Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Neil Gorsuch.
Alito stated in the dissent:
Trying to toss ballots that don’t follow the law in 2020, then trying to count them in 2022. Toss em if they don’t follow the law.
Senate Candidate in Pennsylvania Files Lawsuit Forcing Mail-In Ballots Without Handwritten Date to Be Countedhttps://t.co/kdrvtJNtdi
— Dr John (@johnrecore) May 24, 2022
Two States, Two Outcomes
Recently, Georgia and Pennsylvania each held primaries. Last year, there was signifiant election law overhaul in Georgia. So much so that President Joe Biden himself described it as “Jim Crow in the 21st Century.” There was no such election law reform in Pennsylvania.
Thanks to the new election law, Georgia’s primary elections went smoothly, and Georgians knew the results in a timely manner. In Pennsylvania, it took weeks before the winner was known.
Will there be a case of “here we go again” in Pennsylvania on election night? Time will tell.
Not will it fix our grave election integrity problems. https://t.co/fMNkCKNdZL
— Claudia Tenney (@claudiatenney) June 10, 2022
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