Pa. Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit to throw out mail-in ballots
Source: WTAE
PITTSBURGH — A lawsuit filed by several GOP members, including Congressman Mike Kelly and congressional candidate Sean Parnell, was thrown out by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Saturday. The Pa. Supreme Court cited how late the lawsuit was filed as part of the reason why it was thrown out. The lawsuit was filed last weekend.
"It is not our role to lend legitimacy to such transparent and untimely efforts to subvert the will of Pennsylvania voters. Courts should not decide elections when the will of the voters is clear," Justice Wecht wrote.
The lawsuit aimed to throw out all mail-in ballots cast in the Nov. 3 election, arguing that provisions in recently passed Act 77 were unconstitutional.
The plaintiffs called for mail-in ballots that they alleged did not meet "Constitutional requirements" to not be certified and for only "legal votes" to be certified, or for the Pennsylvania General Assembly to choose the electors and compensate the legal costs of the plaintiffs.
Read more: https://www.wtae.com/article/pa-supreme-court-dismisses-lawsuit-to-throw-out-mail-in-ballots/34811647
And THAT is the end of that!
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TY BRDS
Does Trump believe the fix is in? Is the fix really "In" I ask the question we all shun away from...
and in the past, the SCOTUS has honored "States Rights" and doesn't even bother.
As it is, both state AND federal courts have laughed these loons out of court. In this particular case, aside from having not raised any objections within the explicit statuatory timeframes encoded in the law (Act 77) where constitutional objections would needed to have been made within 6 months after passage (i.e., on before April 28, 2020) -
From Act 77 -
Act of Oct. 31, 2019, P.L. 552, No. 77 Cl. 25
Session of 2019
No. 2019-77
SB 421
AN ACT
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Section 12. Repeals are as follows:
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(2) The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear a challenge to or to render a declaratory judgment concerning the constitutionality of a provision referred to in paragraph (1). The Supreme Court may take action it deems appropriate, consistent with the Supreme Court retaining jurisdiction over the matter, to find facts or to expedite a final judgment in connection with such a challenge or request for declaratory relief.
(3) An action under paragraph (2) must be commenced within 180 days of the effective date of this section.
Section 14. This act shall apply to elections held on or after April 28, 2020.
Section 15. This act shall take effect as follows:
(1) The addition of section 207 of the act shall take effect in 180 days.
(2) The amendment of section 908 of the act shall take effect in 60 days.
(3) The remainder of this act shall take effect immediately.
APPROVED--The 31st day of October, A.D. 2019.
TOM WOLF
the "evidence" they were arguing was taking data from the primary election with respect to the number of no-excuse absentee ballots sent out and doing the Frankenstein patchwork stitching of that to the general election number of ballots sent out and received back, to claim there were "over votes".
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@JohnFetterman
If the President’s campaign doesn’t stop losing, the Cleveland Browns are gonna sue for trademark infringement.
Jeremy Roebuck
@jeremyrroebuck
BREAKING: Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismisses GOP Congressman Mike Kelly's bid to throw out every mail ballot cast in the state -- this was the case that led to Wednesday's quickly stayed order barring further certification of state results.
6:42 PM · Nov 28, 2020 from Braddock, PA
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John Fetterman
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Nov 28, 2020
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Looking forward to the 4D chess spin from the snake handlers how it’s all been part of the plan.
John Fetterman
@JohnFetterman
Unanimous decision too.
GIF
7:04 PM · Nov 28, 2020 from Braddock, PA
