{"id":1491600,"date":"2022-05-25T12:45:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T16:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1491600"},"modified":"2022-05-25T12:47:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T16:47:37","slug":"rnc-takes-legal-action-to-stop-pennsylvania-from-permanently-loosening-mail-in-ballot-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-takes-legal-action-to-stop-pennsylvania-from-permanently-loosening-mail-in-ballot-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"RNC Takes Legal Action To Stop Pennsylvania From Permanently Loosening Mail-In Ballot Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frnc-takes-legal-action-to-stop-pennsylvania-from-permanently-loosening-mail-in-ballot-rules%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1491600&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania banded together on Tuesday to file an <a href=\"https:\/\/prod-media-assets.protectthevote.com\/media\/document\/news\/Application_for_Intervention_Pa.R.A.P._1531b_gxfoab0w.pdf\">application to intervene<\/a> in a lawsuit from Republican Senate candidate David McCormick challenging the Coal State\u2019s mail-in voting authenticity laws.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe RNC has a substantial and particularized interest in ensuring that Pennsylvania carries out free and fair elections. In particular, the legislature in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has statutorily required that mail-in ballots be dated by the elector,\u201d the application states. \u201c\u2026The RNC has an interest in assuring that elections involving Republican candidates are conducted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and as affirmed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania law explicitly states that mail-in and absentee ballots must have a handwritten signature and date on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vote.pa.gov\/Voting-in-PA\/Pages\/Mail-and-Absentee-Ballot.aspx#return\">voter\u2019s declaration<\/a> portion of the return envelope. Ballots lacking any of the mandatory elements including the date will not be counted. <\/p>\n<p>McCormick, however, asked the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania to make every Pennsylvania county accept mail-in ballots received on time, even if they <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenJ_Caruso\/status\/1529108990856249344?s=20&#038;t=wDeqDwV922nMGig0L7zcnQ\">lacked<\/a> the compulsory date. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"946\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-25-at-10.35.24-AM-946x1024-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-272981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-25-at-10.35.24-AM-946x1024-1.png 946w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-25-at-10.35.24-AM-277x300-1.png 277w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-25-at-10.35.24-AM-768x831-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-25-at-10.35.24-AM.png 1218w\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>He cited a ruling from the <a href=\"https:\/\/aclupa.org\/sites\/default\/files\/field_documents\/80_judgment.pdf\">3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals<\/a>, which came two days after the primary election began, hoping that the primary tally could soon turn in his favor. In the ruling, a three-judge panel favored the left-wing American Civil Liberties Union and the Democrats who pushed to count unqualified ballots in Lehigh County in a 2021 election, despite state law dictating otherwise.  <\/p>\n<p>The results for the Senate Republican primary in Pennsylvania have yet to be called as the state scrambles to deliver final tallies more than a week after election day. As of Wednesday morning, McCormick\u2019s opponent, Mehmet Oz, was ahead by 0.1 percent. <\/p>\n<p>According to the RNC, this drastic, last-minute 3rd Circuit decision carries strong implications for the future of election integrity and the state\u2019s ability to deliver secure results swiftly. By allowing unlawful ballots to be counted, the RNC says Pennsylvania could easily be opening up future elections to manipulation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWere these validly enacted laws to be cast aside\u2014and the recent decisions of this Court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court turned on their head\u2014the current competitive electoral environment in Pennsylvania, in which the Republican Committees invest substantial resources in support of Republican candidates to try to win elections, would be altered or impaired,\u201d the application states.<\/p>\n<p>Corporate media is framing the RNC\u2019s intervention as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/rnc-sides-with-dr-oz-in-pennsylvania-senate-ballot-counting-dispute-2022-5\">\u201csiding\u201d<\/a> with Oz, who still has a narrow lead on McCormick. RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, however, said her organization is following through on its commitment to free and fair elections, not picking favorites. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPennsylvania law is clear: undated absentee ballots may not be counted. Changing the rules while votes are being counted undermines the integrity of our elections and sets a terrible precedent for future elections,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPChairwoman\/status\/1529089850854588416?s=20&#038;t=sP50LCl5g8NVvrbdFMmF3g\">wrote<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-24-at-1.13.37-PM-1024x555-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-272898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-24-at-1.13.37-PM-1024x555-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-24-at-1.13.37-PM-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-24-at-1.13.37-PM-768x416-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-24-at-1.13.37-PM.png 1196w\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-24-at-1.13.44-PM-1024x216-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-272897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-24-at-1.13.44-PM-1024x216-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-24-at-1.13.44-PM-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-24-at-1.13.44-PM-768x162.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-24-at-1.13.44-PM.png 1196w\" \/><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire and Fox News. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania banded together on Tuesday to file an application to intervene in a lawsuit from Republican Senate candidate David McCormick challenging<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1491600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1491600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1491600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1491600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1491600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}