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A three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that Butler County had no legal basis to disqualify the provisional ballots of two mail voters who forgot to include the secrecy envelope with their ballot return packets in the 2024 primary election.
The court rules that disqualifying mail ballots for a missing or incorrect handwritten date violates the fundamental right to vote.
The Washington County Court of Common Pleas ruled that the Pennsylvania Constitution requires the county board of elections to inform mail-in voters of any disqualifying errors on their mail-ballot packets when those errors are detected by the board
ACLU-PA and Public Interest Law Center jointly responded to a ruling by the Butler County Court of Common Pleas in its case regarding ‘naked ballots’ and access to provisional ballots. The court ruled against the two voters who brought the case.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and co-counsel have filed a federal complaint with the Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties over inhumane conditions at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center.
Today, the state Senate unanimously passed House Bill 1466, legislation to expand protection of the First Amendment rights of Pennsylvanians. The bill now heads to the state House for a concurrence vote.