HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A requirement for Pennsylvania voters to put accurate handwritten dates on the outside envelopes of their mail-in ballots does not run afoul of a civil rights law, a federal appeals court panel said Wednesday, overturning a lower court ruling.
A divided 3rd U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to uphold enforcement of the required date on return envelopes, a technical mandate that caused thousands of votes to be declared invalid in the 2022 election.
A lower court judge had ruled in November that even without the proper dates, mail-in ballots should be counted if they are received in time.
U.S. District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter said the envelope date is irrelevant in helping elections officials decide whether a ballot was received in time or if a voter is qualified.
Persons:
Susan Paradise Baxter, Judge Thomas Ambro, “, ” “, Ambro, ” Ari Savitzky, ”
Organizations:
Pennsylvania, Circuit, Electoral College, U.S, Assembly, Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, Republican, Republican National Committee
Locations:
HARRISBURG, Pa, Pennsylvania, ”