SCOTUS requires PA to respond to Trump. US Supreme Court Demands Pennsylvania Dems Respond in Ballot Dispute.
On Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court told Pennsylvania Democrats to respond to the case challenging the their three-day extension for counting mail-in ballots by Thursday evening.
The announcement comes as a legal battle heats up between Democrats and Republicans in the state on Pennsylvania.
Check out what the Washington Times reported:
President Trump has moved to intervene in a lawsuit brought by Pennsylvania Republicans, arguing the state’s Democratic Party and Secretary of State violated the law by extending the time for counting mail-in ballots to Nov. 6 at 5 p.m., despite the state legislature setting the deadline as Election Day.
The lawsuit takes issue with a state Supreme Court ruling that postmarked ballots be presumed to have been mailed before Nov. 3, even if not clearly postmarked to that effect.
“This is an open invitation to voters to cast their ballots after Election Day, thereby injecting chaos and the potential for gamesmanship into what had been an orderly and secure schedule of clear, bright-line deadlines,” the Republicans stated.
Mr. Trump filed a motion Wednesday to get involved in the suit, claiming that how Pennsylvania goes could decide the presidential election and that the high court should settle the conflict over the ballot extension quickly.
According to the court’s docket, the justices want the state’s officials and Democratic Party to respond before Friday’s ballot-counting deadline.
“Response to motion for leave to intervene requested, due Thursday, November 5, 2020, by 5 p.m.,” the docket read.
Author: Collin Rugg. Writer for Trending Politics Conservative. @CollinRuggRead full article on TRENDING POLITICS
