Tag: #ElectionLaw

In re Canvassing Observation

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court dealt another body blow to Donald Trump’s attempts to override the will of the voters. In In re Canvassing Observations, Justice Todd wrote for a five-justice

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Bognet v. Sec’y Commonwealth of PA

The 3rd Circuit weighed in on Pennsylvania’s election laws in Bognet v. Sec’y Commonwealth of PA. A congressional candidate and several voters sought to enjoin Pennsylvania officials from counting mail-in

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In re Nov. 3, 2020 Gen. Election

In re Nov. 3, 2020 General Election involved absentee and mail-in ballots for the upcoming election. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court directed the county boards of elections not to reject absentee or

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In re Nomination Paper of Scroggin

In re Nomination Paper of Scroggin was a dispute about November’s general election ballot. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court directed the Secretary of the Commonwealth to remove the Green Party candidates’

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Pa. Democratic Party v. Bookvar

In Pa. Democratic Party v. Bookvar, a predictably fractured Pennsylvania Supreme Court exercised its extraordinary jurisdiction to deal with several crucial issues for the upcoming election. Most notably, the Court

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