State Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Mail-In Ballot Case

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear an challenge to the state’s mail-in ballot law.  The Court’s Order set a very quick briefing schedule, with briefs for both the challengers–Republican parties and their leaders–and the state due early next week.  The Court did not schedule argument.  The petitioners in the case include David Ball, chairman of the Washington County Republican Party, and the state and national GOP committees.  The challenge to the 2019 mail-in ballot law relates to a provision that requires voters to date absentee and mail-in ballots.  Previous federal court decisions found that those votes could be counted despite being missing dates, as required under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.