Michigan High Court Won't Hear Absentee Ballot Deadline Case

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to hear a case seeking to extend the deadline to receive absentee ballots ahead of the presidential election in the swing state.

By Associated Press, Wire Service Content?July 31, 2020, at 1:13 p.m.

BY DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press


LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A split Michigan Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a case that sought to extend the state’s deadline to receive absentee ballots — a decision that left one dissenting justice “baffled and troubled” ahead of the November presidential election in the swing state.

In a 4-3 order, justices said they were not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed.

The decision left intact a recent appeals court decision that found that state law requires absentee ballots to be received by the time polls close on Election Day to be counted. The League of Women Voters of Michigan and three voters sued in May, seeking a declaration that ballots be counted as long as they are mailed on or before Election Day.

The plaintiffs had pointed to voters’ new constitutional rights to cast an absentee ballot without giving a reason 40 days before an election and to do so in person or by mail.

Four Republican-nominated judges voted to not take the appeal. Three Democratic nominees dissented.

Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2020-07-31/michigan-high-court-wont-hear-absentee-ballot-deadline-case

[catbyte]

1. They're still trying to turn us into Michissippi.

[redstatebluegirl]

2. The Koch boys and the Federalist Society have been working overtime in the states

as well as the federal government to pack the courts with people who will do their bidding. We are in deep trouble after the last few years of their packing the court.

[forgotmylogin]

3. They extended the Tax Return deadline three months. Why would this be no different?

[MontanaMama]

12. THIS.

The cognitive dissonance is just amazing. 🙄

[diva77]

4. K&R for exposure.

[DownriverDem]

5. If you get a ballot

take it to your City Clerk and put it in the drop box.

[Thekaspervote]

8. This is absolutely the safest way!!

[LogicFirst]

6. Receive ballot. Fill out. Mail it.

[Hulk]

7. Then advertise the living hell out of this situation ....

.... so that every resident in Michigan understands clearly need to get their ballot mailed in a week early in order for it to count.

[lagomorph777]

9. Mail it in the day it arrives, or hand-deliver if possible.

A week in the mail is not long enough, given Trump's USPS sabotage.

[Hulk]

13. I agree.....I'm just saying, people need to know the threat.

You and I know, and millions of informed voters know; but millions of totally disengaged Americans STILL have no idea what threats this asshole draft dodging coward is capable of, and his minions of repuKKKe/Putin puppets in the state governments.

This is desperate times, and they call for desperate measures. We can't take anything for granted, because these blood sucking traitors are sure to exploit any weakness they can.

[lagomorph777]

14. Yes it's going to take a lot of work just to figure out what method will work best, and publicize it

[JudyM]

10. This fits so nicely with trump's latest post office talking points and actions.

[stopdiggin]

11. MUCH of the process is controlled at the state level

Repeat. Then repeat again.
What's happening in your statehouse is just as important as who you elect to Congress.

Even bad law gets written by somebody -- and by and large, the courts are going to defer to the idea that those somebodies were elected to do -- just that.