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Third Circuit and state rulings keep ballot-date and notice rules in focus; new local challenge flagged
Summary
The boards solicitor updated members that a Third Circuit petition for en banc review about envelope dates remains pending, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court clarified notice-and-cure obligations in a separate case, and a new local pro se challenge raised procedural questions about verification.
The boards solicitor briefed members on several legal developments affecting ballot processing and election procedures.
On federal litigation, the solicitor said a petition for en banc review in the Third Circuit remains pending regarding whether ballots with missing or incorrect dates on mail or absentee ballot outer envelopes can be counted. "That decision has not come down," the solicitor said, and he did not expect an en banc ruling before election day. He explained…
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