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Under Pennsylvania law, voters can correct their missing identification within 6 days after the election – that is, before November 9.
However, after the Penn State Supreme Court ruled that the deadline for mailing ballots was postponed 3 days, Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar (Kathy Boockvar) issued a letter of guidance two days before the election, indicating that voters can present proof of identity before December 12, that is, the deadline for receiving votes has been extended to 6 days later.
Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt said in the injunction: “The court concluded that the defendant, Secretary of State Kathy Bokwall, did not have the legal authority to issue the November 1, 2020 Japan Guide, which aims to change the deadline for certain voters to verify their identity. “
The judge’s ruling Thursday is consistent with the Trump campaign team’s argument that state laws have no basis to extend the identification period, and Bokval has no right to unilaterally change it, and ruled that these deferred votes will not be counted in Inside.
The Pennsylvania Court previously ordered that votes for which voters provided identification between November 10 and 12 be handled separately, and these votes cannot be processed until the court issues a ruling.
This lawsuit is one of the legal cases brought by the Trump campaign in Pennsylvania. There will be a hearing on the “counting dispute” on Friday the 13th. Trump’s field said these votes were incorrectly counted without the required information.
Additionally, the Trump campaign is still waiting for the Federal Supreme Court to decide whether the Penn State Supreme Court’s decision to extend the acceptance of three days of mailed votes is unconstitutional.
Last Friday (6), the Federal Supreme Court Justice issued an interim order requiring all election commissions at the county level to separate all mailed ballots received after 8pm on November 3 before conducting further orders. It is stored separately from other votes that have already been counted; if such votes need to be counted, they should be counted separately.
The Pennsylvania Republican Party previously petitioned the local court for an emergency court order to freeze the handling of ballots mailed to the Penn State Voting Center after three days of elections. The Pennsylvania Court subsequently ruled that the November 3 postmark will prevail, as long as the ballot is mailed within 3 days of Election Day, it will be counted.
Editor in charge: Lin Yan #
