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Board counsel outlines federal litigation on undated mail ballots and explains potential impacts of SAVE Act legislation
Summary
County solicitor updated the board on an appealed Western District of Pennsylvania decision about undated or misdated mail‑ballot envelopes and summarized how the SAVE Act — pending in Congress — could change voter registration documentary requirements if enacted.
Delaware County legal counsel briefed the Board of Elections April 11 on two items that could affect election administration: an appealed federal court ruling about undated and misdated mail‑ballot envelopes and pending federal legislation known as the SAVE Act.
On the court matter, counsel said the district‑court proceeding in the Western District of Pennsylvania (case cited by counsel) previously involved a Civil Rights Act claim about refusing to count mail ballots with missing or incorrect dates on outer envelopes. The Third Circuit earlier reversed the district court on that legal theory; the district court then issued an…
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