Two big state court cases in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin could significantly restrict mail voting in those two battleground states
Chester County election workers process mail-in and absentee ballots for the 2020 general election in the at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. | Matt Slocum/AP PhotoA pair of looming state court cases could significantly curtail mail voting ahead of the midterms — one of Republicans’ major goals since former President Donald Trump went to war against the practice in 2020.
And the litigation highlights how state Republicans have attacked voting by mail from all angles since 2020, from high-profile state legislation in Georgia, Texas and other states to court fights that, if successful, would have more far-reaching consequences than GOP legislators achieved. Trump has attacked mail voting both before and since his loss two years ago, turning the Republican Party sharply against a practice that previously had broad bipartisan usage. The turn happened just as voting by mail hit record highs amid the coronavirus pandemic. Conspiracy theories about mail voting have formed the basis of Trump’s efforts to cast doubt on his election defeat.
Trump cheered on the efforts in Pennsylvania, using the decision to advance his lies about widespread election fraud as well as his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. “If widespread mail-in balloting is unconstitutional in Pennsylvania now, how could mail-in balloting have been constitutional in the RIGGED 2020 Presidential Election then?” Trump asked in a statement after the ruling.
Greg Teufel, an attorney representing the Republican state lawmakers challenging Act 77, said the case was not seeking to overturn any past election. He argued that such a significant change to state election laws needed to be made via constitutional amendment.
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