The Supreme Court’s Decision Yesterday on Absentee Ballots in Pennsylvania offered a Preview of how the Court may Rule on the Raft of Voting-Rights Cases that are bound to show up on its Docket as Republicans seek to Limit Voting amid the Pandemic.

In a Split Decision, the Justices let Stand a Ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that will Allow the State to Count Absentee Ballots received up to Three Days after Election Day.

Republicans had Challenged Pennsylvania Officials’ Plan to Count Ballots after Nov. 3rd as Long as they were Mailed by that Date, but the State court Upheld it.

Chief Justice, John Roberts, joined the Liberal Wing, which is now down to Three Members, after the Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in Rejecting Republicans’ Request for a Stay on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Ruling.

The Justices’ Deadlocked Ruling, with the Four Conservative Justices besides Roberts United in Support of Republicans’ Request to limit Voting, suggests that Judge, Amy Coney Barrett, may Play a Decisive Role in Deciding any Post-Election Legal Cases if the Senate Confirms her to the Court this Month, as it is expected to do.

A Number of Voting-related Lawsuits in Pennsylvania and in many other States, remain Undecided, including whether Election Officials will have to Perform Signature Matching on Absentee and Mail-In Ballots.

I think, like Roberts Decision to No Longer have Federal Courts receive State Gerrymandering Cases, they should No Longer receive Election Issue Cases, and leave it in the hands of State Supreme Courts.










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