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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: PA Supreme Court rules election officials are PROHIBITED from rejecting mail-in ballots... [View all]Roland99
(53,342 posts)12. not likely, esp since elections are up to each state on how to conduct them
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BREAKING: PA Supreme Court rules election officials are PROHIBITED from rejecting mail-in ballots... [View all]
Roland99
Oct 2020
OP
Good. This rejection solely based on unprofessional comparisons of signatures is ridiculous.
SWBTATTReg
Oct 2020
#1
Yep.... and I bet someone with an afro-centric name gets more scrutiny than John Smith
groundloop
Oct 2020
#11
This is Yuge. Not only a great decision but one is a critical state like PA.
Statistical
Oct 2020
#6
They would be taking the risk that the REAL voters would realize they hadn't received a ballot
pnwmom
Oct 2020
#33
Voter envelopes are uniquely tracked. Voters are notified when mailed, when returned.
bucolic_frolic
Oct 2020
#41
Could Trump's lawyers use that to take to the SCOTUS after he loses Pennsylvania?
LiberalLovinLug
Oct 2020
#9
There is so much back story surrounding the PA Republicans efforts to disenfranchise PA voters..
asiliveandbreathe
Oct 2020
#16
What do you mean...military ballots are ok to be counted after election day..
asiliveandbreathe
Oct 2020
#47
The process you describe sounds reasonable. I tried to read the legal stuff in the OP's...
LAS14
Oct 2020
#26
There IS a verification process. The order says that the signature cannot be the reason for a reject
Roland99
Oct 2020
#32
Ruling says officials aren't REQUIRED to reject a ballot SOLELY on the basis of signature mismatch.
klook
Oct 2020
#43
yay. id love to file up with a lawsuit on denying people their basic right to vote .
AllaN01Bear
Oct 2020
#23
Court rulings are SOOO last century. They are like subpeonas, mere suggestions.
not_the_one
Oct 2020
#56