Public Rights Project – on behalf of a coalition of Pennsylvania county commissioners, councilmembers, and election officials – filed an amicus brief in Genser v. Butler County Board of Elections urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to get in the way of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s recent decision affirming the right of voters to cast a provisional ballot in instances when their mail-in ballot is not going to be counted because of an error.
Amici Curiae | Changing Rules Shortly Before an Election
Amici Curiae | Provisional Ballots to Correct Defects
Public Rights Project filed an amicus brief in Genser v. Butler County Board of Elections urging the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to uphold the Commonwealth Court’s decision to allow voters to cast a provisional ballot in instances when their mail-in ballot is not going to be counted because of an error in returning their mail-in ballot.
Opinion: I was a local election official. We don’t need chaos in November.
Amici Curiae | State Election Board Rules and Certification
Amici Curiae | Disenfranchisement of Older Voters & Mail-In Ballots
Public Rights Project – on behalf of a coalition of 32 Pennsylvania county commissioners, councilmembers, and election officials – filed an amicus brief in Black Political Empowerment Project v. Schmidt urging the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to uphold the recent Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court’s decision to eliminate the requirement to date absentee ballots on the outer envelope.