SCOTUS Rejects GOP Ploy On PA Absentee Ballots

The Associated Press reports:

The Supreme Court will allow Pennsylvania to count ballots received up to three days after the election, rejecting a Republican plea.

The justices divided 4-4 Monday, an outcome that upholds a state Supreme Court ruling that allowed election officials to receive and count ballots until Nov. 6, even if they don’t have a clear postmark.

Republicans, including President Donald Trump’s campaign, have opposed such an extension, arguing that it violates federal law that sets Election Day as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and that such a decision constitutionally belongs to lawmakers, not the courts.

???BREAKING: U.S., Supreme Court DENIES Republican effort to block Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s voting decision.

GREAT NEWS for voting rights and voters in Pennsylvania! pic.twitter.com/VC6QuiTMr3

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) October 19, 2020