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Mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania must have accurate dates on envelopes, a federal appeals court has ruled, a debate that has raged since the 2020 election.
A 3rd Circuit panel ruled that ballots with an incorrect or missing date on their envelopes can be tossed, which would disproportionately affect Democratic votes.
The 3rd Circuit upheld a Pennsylvania law that says mail-in ballots that arrive in envelopes with a missing or incorrect date are not valid.
Democratic-appointed judges on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that only those mail-in ballots that are correctly dated can be counted in elections held in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Republican National Committee celebrated the result, suggesting it would bolster...
The case may have ramifications for the upcoming 2024 presidential election, as Democrats in Pennsylvania historically vote by mail by far wider margins than Republicans.