President Trump's Plan to Sue Pennsylvania in Federal Court to determine how the State Conducts Mail-in-Voting has been effectively Shut Down by a U.S. District Court Judge.
The Judge, Nicholas Ranjan of the U.S. District Court, in the Western District of Pennsylvania, decided Sunday that Trump's Federal Lawsuit against, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, over the use of: Drop Boxes, Poll Watching, and other Voting Processes, should be put On Hold, while other State Court Cases about Voting move Forward.
It's a setback for Republicans where there are several Ongoing Cases that could Determine how the Battleground State's Voters cast Ballots this Election.
Ranjan was Appointed by Trump, and the Federal Courts, in some instances, can be considered Friendlier to Conservative Interests.
"After carefully considering the arguments raised by the parties, the Court finds that the appropriate course is abstention, at least for the time being. In other words, the Court will apply the brakes to this lawsuit, and allow the Pennsylvania state courts to weigh in and interpret the state statutes that undergird Plaintiffs' federal and constitutional claims," Ranjan wrote Sunday August 23rd.
Pennsylvania is one of Only a handful of States, where Trump has Sued to make Mail-in-Voting Tougher, making this Case a closely Watched one.
Previously, Ranjan had told Trump and the Republicans they needed to provide Evidence of Fraud in Pennsylvania Voting this year because Democrats had sought it.
Progressive Groups that Received the Hundreds of Pages of Evidence called it Insufficient, as the Cases Filed to show the type of Fraud Trump was Suing for.
The Campaign’s Filing consisted of a Six News Articles.
- Two of the Stories dealt with the Conviction of Domenick DeMuro, a Former Philadelphia Election Judge who Pleaded Guilty, earlier this year, to Illegally taking Bribes and Ringing-Up Votes at the Polls.
- A Third News Story highlighted the Conviction of Ozzy Myers, a Former Congressman who Bribed DeMuro. DeMuro and Meyers are both Democrats.
- The Campaign also included a 2018 News Release about Four Election Workers who had been Charged, in 2017, with Intimidating and Harassing Voters at the Polls.
- It also Included a News Story about Legislative Hearing, earlier this year, that Quoted Two Republican Lawmakers asking Questions about how to Prevent Fraud in Mail-in-Voting, but did Not offer Evidence of Fraud.
- The Final Piece in the Document, was a May 20th Fox News Story, Highlighting a Lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch, a Conservative Group, Alleging that 800,000 Ineligible Voters could be on the State’s Voting Rolls. The Claim was never Proved.
Three Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth has separately tried to End All Court Cases related to how the State Votes quickly, so as not to Confuse Voters.
The State Official has Agreed to Receive Mail-in-Ballots up to Three Days after Election Day. That Request to set Voting Terms and End the Court Challenges is Pending with Pennsylvania's Highest State Court.
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