AladdinDaCamel

AladdinDaCamel t1_iuw4d5c wrote

I agree with you in principle - we should change the law.

But the problem is federal law actually says only things that are “material” to the ballot should matter in whether you toss out the ballot or not.

The debate is whether the date is “material” to your vote. I, and I imagine most others, would argue that it’s not. It is immaterial.

Many civil rights lawyers would interpret this to mean that it is actually illegal to not count the ballot if the date is messed up.

And I imagine that’s the way the PA Supreme Court would have ruled if not for the recent death of one of their justices.

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