{"id":19759,"date":"2020-10-29T09:12:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T09:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=19759"},"modified":"2020-10-29T09:12:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T09:12:50","slug":"u-s-supreme-court-deals-blow-to-republicans-in-pennsylvania-north-carolina-vote-by-mail-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/u-s-supreme-court-deals-blow-to-republicans-in-pennsylvania-north-carolina-vote-by-mail-fights\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Supreme Court deals blow to Republicans in Pennsylvania, North Carolina vote-by-mail fights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ArticleBodyWrapper\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">(Reuters) &#8211; The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt setbacks to Republicans by allowing extended deadlines for receiving mail-in ballots in next Tuesday\u2019s election in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, states pivotal to President Donald Trump\u2019s re-election chances.<\/p>\n<div class=\"RCOMVideo-ratio-container-8AWjC\">\n<div class=\"RCOMVideo-container-Lo9AA\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"VideoPlayer__container___1ZKDQ\">\n<div class=\"VideoPlayer__video___3LqxA\">\n<div id=\"jw-1\" class=\"jwplayer jw-reset jw-state-paused jw-stretch-uniform jw-flag-controls-hidden jw-breakpoint-4\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"jw-wrapper jw-reset\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"jw-top jw-reset\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"jw-media jw-reset\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"jw-captions jw-reset jw-captions-enabled\">\n<div class=\"jw-text-track-container jw-reset\">\n<div class=\"jw-text-track-display jw-reset\">\n<div class=\"jw-text-track-cue jw-reset\">extensions in Pennsylvania and North<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jw-overlays jw-reset\">\n<div id=\"jw-1_googima\" class=\"jw-plugin jw-reset jw-plugin-googima jw-ad-linear\">\n<div id=\"jw-1_ad\" class=\"jw-ads-view\">\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/core\/bridge3.419.0_en.html#goog_1147947087\" width=\"703\" height=\"395\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"jw-1_jwpsrv\" class=\"jw-plugin jw-reset\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jw-hidden-accessibility\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"afs_ads\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"VideoPlayer__overlay___2ZH3o VideoPlayer__hidden___27oQq\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">The action by the justices &#8211; with their new colleague Amy Coney Barrett remaining on the sidelines &#8211; means a Sept. 17 ruling by Pennsylvania\u2019s top court allowing mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day and received up to three days later to be counted will remain in place for now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">The Supreme Court already had rejected a prior Republican request to block the lower court ruling on Oct. 19. This time, the justices opted not to fast-track their consideration of an appeal of the state court ruling by the Republican Party of Pennsylvania to hear and decide the case before the election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">The conservative-majority court on Wednesday also rejected a request by Trump\u2019s campaign to block North Carolina\u2019s extension of the deadline for receiving mail-in ballots, in another key battleground legal loss for Republicans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">Pennsylvania is being closely contested by Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden. Trump won Pennsylvania in 2016 but is now trailing Biden there in many opinion polls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AdSlot__container___2BqUD ArticleBody-ad-slot-83sCj\" data-creative-type=\"fluid\">\n<p class=\"TextLabel__text-label___3oCVw TextLabel__gray___1V4fk TextLabel__small-all-caps-spaced-out___3O9H4 AdSlot__label___15AMV\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<div id=\"inline_canvas\" class=\"AdSlot__creative___aEugP\" data-google-query-id=\"CIPo1YS62ewCFU0wAQod8ocG7g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/reuters.com\/business\/legal\/article_2__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/reuters.com\/business\/legal\/article_2\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/reuters.com\/business\/legal\/article_2\" width=\"703\" height=\"452\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">Barrett, a Trump appointee who joined the court on Tuesday, did not participate in Wednesday\u2019s decisions. She did not have time to fully review the filings in the cases, a court spokeswoman said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">Justice Samuel Alito, joined by fellow conservatives Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, said in a written opinion that there is a \u201cstrong likelihood\u201d that the Pennsylvania court\u2019s decision violates the U.S. Constitution and it should be reviewed before the election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">\u201cBut I reluctantly conclude that there is simply not enough time at this late date to decide the question before the election,\u201d Alito wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, in a statement urged voters to drop off mail ballots at drop boxes or county election offices in an effort to \u201cstave off further anticipated legal challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"WithCaption-container-Aau3d WithCaption-outside-2Jvzs\">\n<div><\/div><figcaption>FILE PHOTO: An election worker places mail-in ballots into a voting box at a drive-through drop off location at the Registrar of Voters for San Diego County in San Diego, California, U.S., October 19, 2020. REUTERS\/Mike Blake\/File Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party and various Democratic officials and candidates who had asked for the court to protect voting rights during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">Democrats in the case also raised concerns about whether the U.S. Postal Service, led by a Trump ally, would be able to handle the surge of ballots in a timely manner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">On Monday, the conservative justices were in the majority when the Supreme Court on a 5-3 vote declined to extend mail-in voting deadlines sought by Democrats in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">The conservative justices indicated they did not see the Pennsylvania matter as closed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AdSlot__container___2BqUD ArticleBody-ad-slot-83sCj\" data-creative-type=\"fluid\">\n<p class=\"TextLabel__text-label___3oCVw TextLabel__gray___1V4fk TextLabel__small-all-caps-spaced-out___3O9H4 AdSlot__label___15AMV\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<div id=\"mpu_native\" class=\"AdSlot__creative___aEugP\" data-google-query-id=\"CKrEnoe62ewCFVApPwodQeEE5g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/reuters.com\/business\/legal\/article_3__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/reuters.com\/business\/legal\/article_3\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/reuters.com\/business\/legal\/article_3\" width=\"703\" height=\"452\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">They said the case still could be reviewed and decided relatively quickly. Pennsylvania officials have said that ballots arriving after Election Day will be kept separate from the other ballots \u201cso that if the State Supreme Court\u2019s decision is ultimately overturned, a targeted remedy will be available,\u201d Alito wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">Trump\u2019s fellow Republicans in many states have opposed measures to facilitate voting during the coronavirus pandemic. The public health crisis has prompted an increase in requests for mail-in ballots as voters seek to avoid crowds at polling places.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">In their earlier decision, the justices, shorthanded after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, were divided 4-4, leaving in place the state court ruling. 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