{"id":2362938,"date":"2024-11-01T17:21:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T21:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-seeks-ruling-on-undated-and-misdated-pennsylvania-mail-in-ballots-by-election-day-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T17:23:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T21:23:41","slug":"dnc-seeks-ruling-on-undated-and-misdated-pennsylvania-mail-in-ballots-by-election-day-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-seeks-ruling-on-undated-and-misdated-pennsylvania-mail-in-ballots-by-election-day-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC seeks ruling on undated and misdated Pennsylvania mail-in ballots by Election Day &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fdnc-seeks-ruling-on-undated-and-misdated-pennsylvania-mail-in-ballots-by-election-day-washington-examiner%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=2362938&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 \u2064passage \u2062discusses a legal\u200c case in Pennsylvania involving the counting of mail ballots. The case,\u200c labeled *RNC v. Baxter*,\u200d addresses whether county boards of elections can refuse to\u200d count mail ballots if the ballot-return envelope is \u2064not correctly\u2063 dated, even if the \u200cballots were received on time. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) argues that\u2063 rejecting these ballots is a violation of the Pennsylvania Constitution&#8217;s Free and\u200d Equal Elections\u2062 Clause because \u200cthe dating of the envelopes does not affect the timeliness of the ballots. <\/p>\n<p>As of the latest updates, 2.1 million absentee ballot requests have been \u200bapproved, and nearly 1.5 million ballots have \u200bbeen returned in Pennsylvania. However, it\u200c remains unclear how many of these ballots may be affected by incorrectly \u2063dated envelopes \u2064until\u2064 they are processed. <\/p>\n<p>The legal dispute also\u2063 references a\u2062 prior special election in September, where \u2063ballots were disqualified due\u2064 to similar dating issues. A recent 3-2 decision by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania found that the strict \u200denforcement of the dating requirement could disenfranchise eligible voters and \u2062violate their rights. Two\u200b dissenting judges expressed concern that\u2062 the ruling could create confusion regarding ballot counting procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the case may have implications for a related issue pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, *RNC v. Genser*, where Republicans seek\u200d to prevent voters from casting provisional ballots after having submitted \u2063potentially disqualified mail-in ballots. In\u200d Pennsylvania, counties have the discretion to allow\u200d voters to correct\u200d issues with their mail ballots, which means the treatment of ballots can vary\u200c significantly by location.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DNC seeks ruling on undated and misdated Pennsylvania mail-in ballots by Election Day<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1869082\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic National Committee<\/a> asked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pennsylvania<\/a> Supreme Court on Friday for a ruling by Election Day in a hotly contested fight over undated or misdated mail-in ballots.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The request comes after the Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3209572\/pennsylvania-appeals-court-rules-against-date-requirement-mail-ballots-past-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">appealed a lower court decision<\/a> this week that struck down a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/battleground-state-supreme-court-shakes-2024-election-tosses-mail-in-ballot-decision\/\" title=\"Battleground State Supreme Court Shakes 2024 Election, Tosses Mail-In Ballot Decision\">state law requiring mail-<\/a>in voters to fill out their ballots accurately in order to have them counted. A 3-2 decision among a panel of appellate judges found the requirement violates the free and equal elections clause of the Pennsylvania Constitution, and Republicans have since appealed to the state&rsquo;s highest court.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A person drops off a mail-in ballot at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2000-mules-offers-bold-claims-about-the-2020-election\/\" title=\"\u20182000 Mules\u2019 Offers Bold Claims About the 2020 Election\">election ballot return box<\/a> in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 25, 2021. Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are crucial swing states that allow mail-in ballots but give local election offices very little, if any, time before Election Day to process them. Election workers&rsquo; inability to check signatures and addresses and get the mailed ballots ready for counting ahead of time means many of those ballots may not be counted on Election Day. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;This case presents a question of &lsquo;substantial public importance,&#8217;&rdquo; attorneys for the DNC wrote in a court <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25263127\/baxter-2024-11-01-pa-supreme-court-proposed-intervenor-petitioners-combined-application-to-intervene-and-response-to-the-rncs-and-rpps-emergency-stay-application-with-exhibits.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">filing<\/a> on Friday in the case, known as <em>RNC v. Baxter<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That question is whether the Pennsylvania Constitution&rsquo;s Free and Equal Elections Clause &hellip; prohibits county boards of elections from refusing to count eligible voters&rsquo; timely received mail ballots solely because a voter did not correctly date the ballot-return envelope &mdash; a date that serves no purpose because a ballot&rsquo;s timeliness is determined by when county officials scan it upon receipt,&rdquo; the DNC said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The stakes of this case are indeed high for the swing state because 2.1 million requests for absentee ballots were approved and nearly 1.5 million ballots had been returned as of Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/10\/31\/pennsylvania-absentee-ballots-without-dates-court\/75966329007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to Secretary of State Al Schmidt&rsquo;s office. The number of ballots with missing or incorrect dates for this election won&rsquo;t be known until the ballots are processed.<\/p>\n<p>To address complaints about confusion over the state&rsquo;s law from groups including the American Civil Liberties Union, Pennsylvania election officials recently redesigned the ballot envelopes, aiming to reduce errors where some voters may <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">mistakenly write unrelated dates<\/a>, such as their birth dates, or erroneously write mismatched dates on the outside of the envelopes and on their ballot.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit surrounds a lingering dispute from a September spescial election for two state House seats, where 69 ballots in Philadelphia were disqualified due to missing or incorrect dates.<\/p>\n<p>The 3-2 decision by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania dealt a blow to Republican efforts to enhance election integrity and protect the state&rsquo;s law on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The majority found that the dating requirement &ldquo;resulted in the arbitrary and baseless rejection of thousands&nbsp;of timely ballots, resulting in&nbsp;disenfranchisement in violation of the free and equal&nbsp;elections clause,&rdquo;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacourts.us\/assets\/opinions\/Commonwealth\/out\/1305CD24_10-30-24.pdf?cb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a>&nbsp;to the decision.<\/p>\n<p>But Judge Matthew Wolf, one of two judges who disagreed with the ruling, wrote that the decision risked causing confusion on the eve of the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Another judge who disagreed with the majority, Patricia McCullough, said she wondered how counties would reconcile counting ballots if some voters received a second chance to cast a replacement ballot.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Are the replacement ballots counted, are the original, defective ballots counted, or both?&rdquo; McCullough asked in her dissent.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A separate but similarly high-stakes case at the Supreme Court<\/h2>\n<p>The case pending before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court also may have implications for a separate pending case at the nation&rsquo;s highest court known as<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3210364\/pennsylvania-democrats-supreme-court-keep-provisional-ballot-rule-in-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" RNC v. Genser\"> <em>RNC v. Genser<\/em><\/a>, which could be decided as early as Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In that pending Supreme Court case, the RNC is asking the nine justices to preempt counties from distributing provisional ballots to voters who have already submitted mail-in ballots that may have contained disqualifying errors.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans argue if a voter has already submitted a &ldquo;timely&rdquo; mail-in ballot, he or she should not be allowed to cast an additional ballot, for similar concerns raised by the two dissenting judges about the possibility of counting duplicate ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania is unique in that the state legislature explicitly gives individual counties the authority to decide whether they want to offer curing options for problematic mail-in ballots. That means voters who live in some counties may have chances to fix their faulty mail-in ballots, while voters who live in other counties will simply have their faulty ballots discarded.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania Democrats back the plaintiffs in the case, Faith Genser and Frank Matis.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.postrelease.com\/trk?ntv_at=390&amp;ntv_ui=2d05e45d-2a33-4fc1-9fc0-3f47513b5776&amp;ntv_a=DmsJAjn9rAX1oSA&amp;ntv_fl=wnSAq6QVJzC27eOyZGz13zOmI1U15MGKu2xeIdFch8dD7_JpM5YDLFPhQTb53KzLhdQN_i9rcVZqJ5duQOCwxdw1NrgAdUxEOmaKcrMtRYZwUxFGgxqdzN32NhShgAVKg0te_sFE4-z8DKOrsa0MbvHq_ppBAVoWpORi79bOXl16_zTj5nStdd0pT3PYn20JbRDhWBoJoFNYp47NfqmihSthMcIh2BOS4M7AUW7U_Rq8bp4FSkF8hm8fsbNQJaqjzOOBhSzKuGxi_quiYXIN7fNr_sqFORVYr8Gcx7rTHLhFcb1C98i_wJ0EoJJWQIcntvh0kbMLXl-WAvJHu7g56CIQaqljhkGVclxld4EbGDtnwKp83tAJ_lcT48NledK0JWwhwIUGvHwm1Tkv0IhvdbhXldwN2kIOr2THUc4y4taXC5cOnEtkoh_HSUL4AlI9lz8dj-MgtbyIFTMVkn_aWrOE7pRANDukbrMhwM9dmaNc-GWTNQo-uFm4xF6cbU_OPB0DIeQ2Nx7Nb3YUG3MwujqiSDs7x20EIbWr_HVPFOxerQJ1JtxC3zH5zPJSFZs0VR2aLiiy0lbxBKjIBI0b3a4nyVVEoWar7NKSwEsywBf1OvAJ7LBeqxoYpz_9GGE4HCCLwn7wgKmx0OToftYd8HDOfndo-SEMCjU15l8MSpEkiPlNcX3pjorsBzC_wPUccT9iXo14IelrltnHJjyV2nuIzGxccTTqsiEnXgL1sRpW1nBfMtjHgMs8NVV4jb6jjiPAghr-l4jE_ik3bqbfc7ayb9PsezRWla140WUFCH12GP9Xps4tz7j07WSeNnIYACcKthPfrIiYf6uLT5aA0q52T71OGupW9FG5whvIiMIGxwtDBt76Hcpnolaoxr-R_FEd7XYkKKjXxMgR8OLooM0Pc4RvqJgcvHiKF7rVAHOprJnp-T1j025W3zPfYeYWPSOLlt5Wuu-1vzbI62_Db9BFKLd032P-6coBeOQxfipy0A_WDFYAehpga2-T9A2adkE8RdmsVg_VJ_4XibsKfnRHBCFD3TmathRXm01kuEG2L7YrfGLimgzgIQxFxpcyVeFI4_PwvJKVeBvE8CmrS23U_8na-NhzUEwvzeTZmKuVQ_JJ-45vs2Osn7UEXbtxN0v_ya656_a9q_NVvrd0Jp129VFH5aWYGSb3YEHsPbeQRXvSFmqIvP6HojahjJXhz7kK8BLk_lko0CLdtSfJX7jmTSFeZ3FByHzg-ckUehef8rR7AWBQXTnxoXeQ1g08QaS18QBI7_jIj1JLo-PcJ55N1sjMMl8gmNKJMA_BZX6xmyOxur-QLXETasWhpZhnCBSyVzehglARSexFYtwZZec33KG_yJSIuITVxijQvpfTjjXR6gpfbK9to2MO9vb0EvPNyWoGy8gojLCEHO08zbmyosoiWA6Xyi7qItVfarRuZ2R9dGYmhAwmis5Dod2Z2UxYnZ87EmhgvConkwRHoWouhrP2S-iTQ8f__M9jDZoOHGpItoi0uBn9PF-UM8JXPDb3Ev0Zfw-_lyta10O1BTSAJj0_wXm4B8dmSZ9DNkDWHZz3trjEMK4kQwfUGTBsm6IGDShieB5mcXAEjXf44JaU3OxE1s35pckPh3WNfbujgtGVYC0vqJ6NgobL01GBmkHFsdTcLcaTrWxLx0Pxu2-Fc_wwi-bZUhaULwfpc61ARcHhJxytZ1UxqZMUAYrdZ0DZShspV1hwlj2F3IE9lypoo1iU8T0qv_r0BW15LCXk9sUhGl-kSgZCNiHplqUkLohlEoQZesg2XK4lUFYQa-wpOpYDrozgbNZywFcnSh4sfLK7S3h-2iQpWXbxZMkPeZGPFIMy8wHNqa4lO-JedqwsxLV3U45FuFuMCGokrVsMHiAYH5zXUVmYiJEQxQ7brqN9vGP5RM1cXbvG20_dSliowILk96aqQBC1f3fieoENJL2sfmKS9XAIl0A__93fQ0iE54QrTOASU4wRQplewBYyCDKF874C1qrNnjBeIRXyr-CpZBDoOvQDCaFONGVe2gdX8zfSxsXnYLPndQUYFxiuzh8D1Whc3Afk3aD5YJCJKkR5Klv7NXfjDt_JjPF_0QPRcLCPSrnSq-uPgsbFdEHeFpCw1iMHRobBPaYcW0ER-5Q8TnCQDOs0COD5zJl9xcsD1D7DAmjctJ48MBCbCYi1Ar0u2QKoyEtQvbehwTe7XgLp5utSNWdYxkB6jyqcpCVXotnVFyovukr-bkqGGg==&amp;ord=1919215216&amp;ntv_ht=gTwlZwA&amp;ntv_r=https:\/\/adssettings.google.com\/whythisad?source=display&amp;reasons=AbDGNSHn_lO4hbCfd_hnbJI-OXYaD2QrCm1NSC1RrOd775eRQX1yBzQ4stIEYnwDbpBLwUtfeh6MiBw0UxXeo4FZThZntc_mDNz7UyJFrTM6v-CRKpv-CyOS6EsxjR9eQb-e9u8LvjRgFz9avu3tbq1mSuKGVd2b_nRPAogLc1lEShsBZzNepp9miDL7ySsd8tJuAliz3baQOIY-vmwrGfcC8lteyecUHCx5MmZMd1qNsggu2r1LBqYivPey7oAtRaUgPozBqQ3SxWx96sV2PyECbMweJhAfG73Qjn-Zdw3wNTTEB75-8qpBakglrk7g8N2URKAr8xuN2UixBhztvXIH2Hf1_TyHJtGSQl1appwA3oF5CnijtC7rLbUyV6fWZmJhexRFtfjGZ4kZm3RsBh1IaQBy9IF0xt_9MqVB7Y4Pykv-iJc7gz67StWZ0ufq63FOay0GiW9FFmlS2ucFcKR91ydbUKdsJjVcaYPmZGHLqOmfazTKaojzXNsIg6z0_mPjd6kC7lHKtx0qB4g7PPKxcVPGNPpxoRKB8jDhW-W0TQQdRrctfbw5kUFIOSIP2UMbdHXoL7rDavhMK0nufSIMBSSd__x_J0uzxYoiX_B2kymzXOQMX_4TgXKvs_S9lhXm7D7t6fHWCU7pHga6_F7NYRACxMeWD-u45rMWPUUqUaqXUaDPXjRaYWASo82eqDAg8k86U9SVpgoisDw2egFsvU72fnlNIU7WZm9L84yrRwGdECb7AbGYpEVsYa1wIIWdTRuZF2cliQ19kkamij1BGFeAOQWYj4qcuT9voiF7gStEqCTCrmxMFmkp_9TgBzZAST2h-aads4FXalFfkeK2qDMu5wtdkPfUAWRelQf83_D4Y9PhB3wsFtl2izD-fAXtS5-6rfAU05cpk_u9svHN2ZRmqGxDNGxrNUdxjPBCrkx9jJQVRjhtZXP8lZ5JZmbP0rHXOyE95TQwERkrcigyk74_E4jWG7WGeBpneNUCReW37Rj1cOXq_iSuekGtTtdKpou6mKmaWlPmdSrds2VWe-prtZBLKpT7XZGSJ5RfU9uDchPKLXkOO5TWFWkm1LtIbZ1UeYK80VNrPyox236ZL6sQVE-4zcgDVW7-pjoOf-wDHIM5JcFpC9OO_rFzA8-7oFcV-2S0eNH9kUYeL7vkZTb-hydrfhHi6kBrtI7GbBA3rDUjnO_kolT9ORQFNP7IRe3S5ShYP-FhdiwLGHNcSaZyh3QdVxeubC3Gv_0sSyrwZj0afFKKdeH3s_ROe8wvq-6utso5FR4375Sj2PwI384keilcCSf6dXTz0pmob-jt_1cqyB4bkoZParTyYlVTYMxedWosDnbdIScDxrDpRDXtcAY_z9FNlvOQjAMjw6dnfNfYw0UddFbleLq1XdPdixmx-z4R4aBYQpxcfqWPesf1cahWaSAS0GyuyqJeR1COe587BZ1Iee2sYZfLwL2gpY1Tpx9niLXj8CuN4B6bEVAf--PYVX1R5BNmsCGhYP7gEMl7ouKWEXUuLn1YBNKNZFEQ_ate7NqKnaSGb6AsbCN5aLWB3qd_sBEX8tgpS0Hvgj82kU5WTVhsUwOsgncFWg&amp;opi=122715837washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Genser and Matis cast their mail-in ballots in Butler County and attempted to correct the problems by instead casting provisional ballots, an option election officials told them was available. However, Butler County later rejected their provisional ballots, saying they actually could not cast them since they had already mailed in ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Butler County is among roughly three dozen counties in Pennsylvania that give voters who return defective mail-in ballots, such as those with missing or mismatched signatures, a chance to cure the ballots so that their votes will be counted. 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