A Pennsylvania court handed the Trump Administration a major win in court.
Fox News:
A Pennsylvania court ruled in favor of the Trump campaign on Thursday, ordering that the state may not count ballots where the voters needed to provide proof of identification and failed to do so by Nov. 9.
State law said that voters have until six days after the election — this year that was Nov. 9 — to cure problems regarding a lack of proof of identification.
After the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that mail-in ballots could be accepted three days after Election Day, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar submitted guidance that said proof of identification could be provided up until Nov. 12, which is six days from the ballot acceptance deadline. That guidance was issued two days before Election Day.
“[T]he Court concludes that Respondent Kathy Boockvar, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Commonwealth, lacked statutory authority to issue the November 1, 2020, guidance to Respondents County Boards of Elections insofar as that guidance purported to change the deadline … for certain electors to verify proof of identification,†Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt said in a court order.
BREAKING: Pennsylvania.🗳ï¸
Judge orders segregated ballots should *not* be counted. It rules the PA Secretary of State “lacked statutory authority” to override election law. Critically, the state has a Republican state legislature.#SCOTUS may ultimately decide the case now. pic.twitter.com/2VO6mkl66M
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 12, 2020
This was a straightforward issue. The Secretary changed the statutory deadline through informal guidance. Unclear how many ballots are impacted. She can appeal but it’s pretty cut and dry. https://t.co/l2EyeWGnF0
— Justin Riemer (@Justin_Riemer) November 12, 2020
This could impact up to 100,000 ballots:
Pennsylvania.
State statute forbids destruction of ballot envelopes prior to two years. That illegal act throws into question auditing; thus, it could be argued, those votes cannot be certified.
(There are 100K suspect mail-in ballot dates, per the state’s official database.) pic.twitter.com/w6SClNECk5
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 12, 2020
Suspect mail-in ballot dates (independently verified; PA’s official database is cited):https://t.co/iixeHbLFKl
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 12, 2020
Epoch Times:
More than 20,000 absentee ballots in Pennsylvania have impossible return dates and another more than 80,000 have return dates that raise questions, according to a researcher’s analysis of the state’s voter database.
Over 51,000 ballots were marked as returned just a day after they were sent out—an extraordinary speed, given U.S. Postal Service (USPS) delivery times, while nearly 35,000 were returned on the same day they were mailed out. Another more than 23,000 have a return date earlier than the sent date. More than 9,000 have no sent date.
This is just the beginning.
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