Earlier today, a judge struck down Act 77 which allowed for mass mail-in voting in Pennsylvania.Â
JUST IN: Pennsylvania court strikes down expansive mail-in voting law – AP
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) January 28, 2022
A statewide court says Pennsylvania’s expansive two-year-old mail-in voting law is unconstitutional, agreeing with challenges by Republicans who soured on mail-in voting after then-President Donald Trump began baselessly attacking it as rife with fraud in 2020′s campaign.
According to a Commonwealth Court filing released Friday, the court ruled that Act 77, allowing residents to vote by mail in Pennsylvania, violates Article VII, Section 1 of the Pennsylvania constitution.
The Commonwealth Court denied the Pa. Department of State acting secretary’s application for summary relief.
In the ruling, Commonwealth Court President Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt wrote, “If presented to the people, a constitutional amendment to end Article VII, Section 1 requirement of in-person voting is likely to be adopted. But a constitutional amendment must be presented to the people and adopted into our fundamental law before legislation allowing no-excuse mail-in voting can be ‘placed upon our statute books.'”
Friday’s decision by a five-judge Commonwealth Court panel could be put on hold immediately by an appeal from Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration to the state Supreme Court.
Trump responded:
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"Big news out of Pennsylvania, great patriotic spirit is developing at a level that nobody thought possible. Make America Great Again!" – President Donald J. Trump
ICYMI: "Court ruling puts mail-in voting on hold in Pennsylvania"https://t.co/T9CsyXlQao pic.twitter.com/XPZ6NarBi5
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) January 28, 2022
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