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Voting Rights Groups File Suit at Pa. Supreme Court to Stop Enforcement of Handwritten Date Rule for Mail Ballot Return Envelopes

Voting rights advocacy groups filed a new lawsuit today in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, asking the court to stop county election boards from disqualifying mail ballots submitted by voters who did not include a “correct” handwritten date on the return envelope.

Pa. Commonwealth Court Upholds Decision Requiring Washington County to Inform Voters of Mail Ballot Errors

A three-judge panel of Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court today upheld a county court decision requiring Washington County to inform voters of errors with their mail ballots.

Pa. Voters Decide Coalition Responds to GOP’s State Supreme Court Filing to End Counties’ Notice-and-Cure Policies

Pennsylvania Voters Decide responded today to a legal filing by the Republican National Committee to stop counties in the commonwealth from informing voters of disqualifying errors with their mail ballots and offering them the chance to correct the mistake so that their ballot will be counted.

ACLU and Public Interest Law Center Respond to State Court Decision in Lawsuit on Handwritten Date Requirement for Mail Ballots

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today vacated a ruling in favor of the Black Political Empowerment Project and other nonpartisan community organizations in their case seeking to end the disqualification of mail in ballots based on a common trivial error on the external envelopes.

New Poll From ACLU of Pa. Shows Voters Want Solutions That Improve Lives on Immigration and Public Safety

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has released the results of public polling that reveals the commonwealth’s voters seek solutions that prevent crime and improve people’s lives and a humane system of immigration.

Pa. Commonwealth Court Rules to Count Provisional Ballots from Mail Voters Who Forgot Secrecy Envelope

A three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that Butler County had no legal basis to disqualify the provisional ballots of two mail voters who forgot to include the secrecy envelope with their ballot return packets in the 2024 primary election.

Voting Rights Groups Respond to State Court Decision on Handwritten Date Requirements for Mail Ballots

The court rules that disqualifying mail ballots for a missing or incorrect handwritten date violates the fundamental right to vote.

Voting Rights Groups Respond to Decision In Washington County Court Over Disenfranchised Mail Voters

The Washington County Court of Common Pleas ruled that the Pennsylvania Constitution requires the county board of elections to inform mail-in voters of any disqualifying errors on their mail-ballot packets when those errors are detected by the board

Public Interest Law Center and ACLU of Pa. Respond to Ruling in Butler County ‘Naked Ballot’ Case

ACLU-PA and Public Interest Law Center jointly responded to a ruling by the Butler County Court of Common Pleas in its case regarding ‘naked ballots’ and access to provisional ballots. The court ruled against the two voters who brought the case.