Another ruling on mail-in ballots as the Nov. 8 midterms are four weeks away.
In the latest decision, the justices ruled 7-2 that the 3rd Circuit must “dismiss the case as moot.”
“The Department of State certainly should update their guidance,” Voss said. “But at the end of the day, elections are administered by counties and counties will need to assess what the state of the law was.”“Voters should still be careful to follow all of the instructions,” Bonin said, including the use of a security envelope and signing and dating the exterior return envelope.
He said it's possible that more litigation over the undated envelopes might occur if there is a close race in November and a candidate wants to seek a court review. Jason Gottesman, a spokesperson for the state House Republican Caucus, said in a statement that Pennsylvania law “is clear: ballots must be dated,” and urged the Wolf administration to work on comprehensive election law changes that will make the process more uniform, accessible, modern and secure. The case involves the law's requirement for handwritten dates on return envelopes that are also logged in by county election workers and generally have been postmarked.
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