Pennsylvania court: Secretary of state lacked authority to change deadline 2 days before Election Day - News Summed Up

Pennsylvania court: Secretary of state lacked authority to change deadline 2 days before Election Day


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. TRUMP RIPS GOP PHILADELPHIA COMMISSIONER AL SCHMIDT AMID ELECTION FIGHT: 'BEING USED BIG TIME'On Thursday, Leavitt ruled that those ballots shall not be counted. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAdditionally, the campaign awaits action from the Supreme Court regarding whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court acted properly in granting the three-day extension for accepting mail-in ballots.


Source: Fox News November 12, 2020 18:11 UTC



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