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Court throws Pennsylvania's mail-in voting law into doubt

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A court declared Friday that Pennsylvania's expansive 2-year-old mail-in voting law violates the state constitution, agreeing with challenges by Republicans who soured on the practice after

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  1. The Daily Caller

    Court Finds Pennsylvania’s 2019 Law That Permitted No-Excuse Mail-In Voting Unconstitutional (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A Pennsylvania court found Friday that the state's 2019 mail-in ballot law is unconstitutional.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Pennsylvania court strikes down expansive mail-in voting law (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    A statewide court declared Friday that 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

  3. Politico

    Pennsylvania voting fight escalates as court strikes down mail ballot law (opens Politico)

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    The order is expected to be appealed.

  4. Fox News

    Pennsylvania court strikes down no-excuse mail-in voting law (opens Fox News)

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    A Pennsylvania court has struck down the commonwealth’s mail-in voting law saying that voters must amend the state constitution in order to enact the legislation.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Pennsylvania court strikes down state’s mail-in voting law (opens Al Jazeera)

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    After Joe Biden won the 2020 US election, Republicans challenged a new state law that had made mail-in voting easier.

  6. Triblive

    Pa. Commonwealth Court strikes down mail-in voting; State AG's office already filed notice of appeal (opens Triblive)

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    Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court on Friday ruled that the state’s system of mail-in voting, passed in 2019, is unconstitutional, and the only way to implement it is by constitutional amendment. The court’s opinion said the decision “explains how a system of no-excuse mail-in voting may be constitut…

  7. Portland Press Herald

    Pennsylvania court strikes down mail-in voting law (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Just over 2.5 million Pennsylvania residents voted by mail in 2020′s presidential election, most of them Democrats.

  8. Omaha World-Herald

    Court throws Pennsylvania's mail-in voting law into doubt (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A court declared Friday that Pennsylvania's expansive 2-year-old mail-in voting law violates the state constitution, agreeing with challenges by Republicans who soured on the practice after

  9. Newsweek

    Pennsylvania GOP gets win as mail-in voting law declared unconstitutional (opens Newsweek)

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    Since 2020, some Trump allies in the state have filed lawsuits to invalidate mail-in ballots, challenges likely to be heard in light of the latest ruling.

  10. The Hill

    Pennsylvania court strikes down state's mail voting law as unconstitutional (opens The Hill)

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    A Pennsylvania court on Friday ruled the state's mail-in voting law is unconstitutional, with the case likely heading to the state's Supreme Court.

  11. NBC News

    Pennsylvania court tosses state's mail voting law (opens NBC News)

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    A Pennsylvania court struck down the state’s mail voting law on Friday morning, saying voters must amend the state constitution first.

  12. FOX 43 York

    Court ruling puts mail-in voting on hold in Pennsylvania (opens FOX 43 York)

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    Friday's Commonwealth Court opinion declares Act 77 of 2019 unconstitutional, though an appeal is expected by the Department of State.

  13. Forbes

    Pennsylvania’s Mail-In Voting Law Struck Down (opens Forbes)

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    The case is expected to be appealed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which could be more favorable to it.

  14. New York Times

    Pennsylvania Court Says State’s Mail Voting Law Is Unconstitutional (opens New York Times)

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    The decision deals a temporary blow to voting access in a critical battleground state. Democrats pledged an appeal.

  15. Washington Post

    Pennsylvania court declares state’s mail-in voting law unconstitutional, in win for Republicans (opens Washington Post)

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    The two-year-old law was struck down by a Republican majority on the five-judge Commonwealth Court, but Pennsylvania's Democratic governor promised a swift appeal.

  16. PJ Media

    Pennsylvania Court Rules 2020 Mail-In Voting Law Unconstitutional (opens PJ Media)

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    A statewide court in Pennsylvania has ruled that the state’s mail-in voting law is unconstitutional, the Associated Press reports. The five-judge panel sided with Republicans who challenged the...

  17. Breitbart News

    Election Integrity Win: Pennsylvania Rules Mail-in Voting Unconstitutional (opens Breitbart News)

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    Three conservative judges on a five-court panel struck down Pennsylvania's 2019 expanded mail-in voting law.

  18. CBS News

    Pennsylvania court strikes down no-excuse mail voting law (opens CBS News)

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    In its decision, the court noted that the law has expanded access to the ballot, but the majority said that any changes to mail voting laws would require a constitutional amendment.

  19. The Sentinel (Carlisle)

    Pennsylvania court strikes down state's expansive mail-in voting law (opens The Sentinel (Carlisle))

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    The decision, by a five-judge Commonwealth Court panel of three Republicans and two Democrats, could be put on hold immediately by an appeal from Gov. Tom Wolf's administration to the

  20. PhillyVoice

    Pennsylvania's mail-in voting law unconstitutional, state court says; Wolf administration appeals decision (opens PhillyVoice)

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    Fourteen Republican lawmakers had filed the challenge last September

  21. Washington Post

    Pennsylvania court strikes down state’s mail-in-voting law (opens Washington Post)

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    News from around the nation.

  22. Forbes

    Pennsylvania Court Strikes Down Mail-In Ballot Law By 3-2 Republican Vote (opens Forbes)

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    Today a Pennsylvania appellate court struck down by a 3-2 party line vote the state’s generous law approving mail-in ballots.

  23. Hot Air

    Pennsylvania's mail-in voting law runs into problems from lawsuit (opens Hot Air)

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    Shot down, but temporarily stayed

  24. Legitgov

  25. The Center Square

    Court rules Pennsylvania's mail-in voting law unconstitutional (opens The Center Square)

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    (The Center Square) – A Pennsylvania court struck down the commonwealth’s mail-in voting law as unconstitutional Friday, citing the state constitution’s requirement for in-person voting.

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