11-09-2022, 05:07 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-09-2022, 05:09 AM by DerVVulfman.)
(11-09-2022, 02:07 AM)kyonides Wrote:Quote:In a 2–1 vote during a special meeting, the Philadelphia city commissioners decided to amend how ballots are processed.
That's actually against the federal law. STATES, not the cities, must have a referendum before the election to determine how the state's voting system works.
US Constitution Annotated - Article I.Section 4.Clause 1 - Role of the States in Regulating Federal Elections Wrote:State authority to regulate the times, places, and manner of holding congressional elections has been described by the Court as “embrac[ing] authority to provide a complete code for congressional elections ...; in short, to enact the numerous requirements as to procedure and safeguards which experience shows are necessary in order to enforce the fundamental rights involved.”
Rest of Pennsylvania has polls closing at 8pm as normal
Judge Lesa S. Gelb Wrote:Voters in Luzerne County through no fault of their own, were disenfranchised and denied the fundamental right to vote. Voting hours in Luzerne County are hereby extended until 10:00 p.m.
This so worded 'denied the right to vote' statement by the judge has nothing at all to do with voting rights, but that voters reported some polling locations in Luzerne County were running out of paper for voting machines. They were not running out of ballots, nor had issues with sending mail-in ballots, but rather a special paper that goes into voting machines to tabulate votes.
I have qualms. Geib's wording made it appear voting rights were being hampered, though that was not the case. Perhaps this to help fellow Democrat Fetterman who wants to sue Pennsylvania into letting Mail-in Ballots without proper or missing Post Dates to be permitted. There are reasons why proper signatures and date stamp requirements must be met by law.