Republican National Committee v. Schmidt
- Filed: 09/18/2024
- Status: Filed
- Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Latest Update: Sep 20, 2024
On September 18, 2024, the Republican National Committee filed a petition with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court asking the court to use its "King's Bench" authority to stop counties from implementing "notice-and-cure" policies. Notice-and-cure refers to the practice of counties alerting mail voters that there are errors with their mail ballot return packets that could lead to their ballots being disqualified and directing the voters on how to correct their mistakes so that they can submit a ballot that will be counted.
On September 20, 2024, the plaintiffs in Genser and Matis v. Butler County Board of Elections and Center for Coalfield Justice et al. v. Washington County Board of Elections filed a motion to intervene in the case. Represented by the ACLU of Pennsylvania, ACLU Voting Rights Project, Public Interest Law Center, and the law firm Dechert LLP, the intervenors argue that the RNC's position would adversely impact their cases and, consequently, thousands of voters.
On October 5, 20204, the court declined to hear the RNC's case.
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