Flurry of Pennsylvania election lawsuits continues

 

Monday, November 18 At Democracy Docket, we prioritize our readers in everything we do. Please take a moment to fill out our quick survey about our newsletters and coverage — your input will help us improve as we plan for the year ahead. The latest on Pennsylvania election lawsuits In a 4-3 decision today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted a request from the Republican National Committee (RNC) and affirmed that counties should not count mail-in ballots where voters wrote the wrong date, or left off the date, on the outer return envelope. GOP Senate candidate David McCormick and the RNC filed several lawsuits over the past few days to block the counting of ballots in Pennsylvania. The Republicans claimed that the counties were counting provisional ballots that should be rejected due to small errors. Today, Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee filed a lawsuit challenging the rejection of more than 2,000 provisional ballots in Philadelphia County with signature or envelope issues. More litigation is expected. Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of State announced that it would conduct a recount of the Senate race since the margin was less than 0.5% — meeting the state’s criteria for an automatic recount. The results will not be released until Nov. 27. California judge dismisses lawsuit challenging local voter ID law A California judge dismissed a lawsuit from the state challenging local voter ID requirements in Huntington Beach, saying the issue is not yet ripe for litigation. The state has 20 days to refile its complaint and restart the lawsuit. What happens to Trump’s indictments once he takes office? In 2023, Donald Trump faced four indictments in state and federal courts for a range of alleged misdeeds. Now that he has won the 2024 presidential election, what's next? Read here to learn how the cases will likely play out moving forward. Marc and Brian Tyler Cohen on the media, politics and what’s next In a new YouTube video, Brian Tyler Cohen joins Marc to discuss the 2024 election, the current political landscape, the tensions between legacy and independent media and more. Court hearing coming up tomorrow A hearing will be held in a lawsuit challenging four congressional districts and seven state House districts in South Florida. Pro-voting groups argued that the map is racially gerrymandered against Latinos and violates the 14th Amendment.