Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismisses another election case brought by Republicans

R&I NV — By Katelyn Polantz, CNN

Updated 9:21 PM ET, Sat November 28, 2020

(CNN)The Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit Saturday night from US Rep. Mike Kelly and other Republicans, after they had tried to invalidate absentee voting and block the certification of votes in recent weeks.

The dismissal adds to a growing number of losses in court for Republicans and supporters of President Donald Trump, who have tried to attack voting systems in the wake of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. The lawsuits have failed almost uniformly.

The court was unanimous in deciding against Kelly and others, and refusing to block vote certification on Saturday. Five of the seven judges wrote that they believed the lawsuit had been filed far too late, a year after absentee voting procedures had been established in the state and weeks after millions of Pennsylvanians voted in good faith.

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Carl Sagan

Article URL : https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/28/politics/pennsylvania-state-supreme-court-election-case/index.html