April 23, 2020
Media Coverage of Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans’ Lawsuit Over Absentee Ballot Procedures
Press Releases
U.S. Supreme Court Again Denies Republican Effort to Block Pennsylvania’s Extended Ballot Receipt Deadline (includes link to copy of denial), October 28
Pennsylvania District Court Dismisses Trump Campaign Challenge to Use of Ballot Drop Boxes (includes link to judge’s ruling and opinion), October 10
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Retiree Demands for Mail Ballots (see also Justice Baer Majority Opinion, Justice Wecht Concurring Opinion, Justice Donohue Concurring and Dissenting Opinion, Chief Justice Saylor Concurring and Dissenting Opinion), September 17
Secretary of the Commonwealth Withdraws Objection to Extending Ballot Receipt Deadline (includes link to Pennsylvania’s filing), August 13
Pennsylvania Alliance press release (includes link to the full complaint), April 22
Media Coverage
At SCOTUS, Big Law Vets Face Off Over Mailed Ballots in Pennsylvania
The National Law Journal, October 26
GOP asks Supreme Court again to block PA ballot extension
Martinsville Bulletin, October 24
High court allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania ballots
Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 20
GOP asks Supreme Court to halt mail voting extension in Pennsylvania
The Hill, September 28
Democratic Group Wins Lawsuits Relaxing Absentee Voting Restrictions in Michigan, Pennsylvania
Legal Reader, September 21
Pennsylvania’s top court extends mailed ballot return deadline, approves drop boxes ahead of vote-by-mail surge forecast for November.
WITF, September 18
Court battles shift mail-in voting deadlines in battleground states Michigan and Pennsylvania
Axios, September 18
USPS says Pennsylvania mail ballots may not be delivered on time, and state warns of ‘overwhelming’ risk to voters
The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 13
U.S. Postal Service warns that Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot laws could cause some votes not to be counted
CBS News, August 14
U.S. Postal Service warns Pennsylvania that mail-in ballots may be delivered too late
NBC News, August 13
U.S. Postal Service warns that Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot laws could cause some votes not to be counted
WJTV Channel 12 News, August 14
A key Democratic group is suing to ease Pennsylvania’s vote-by-mail laws
The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 22, 2020
Pennsylvania governor lays out coronavirus reopening plan
Washington Post via AP, April 22, 2020
*The Alliance lawsuit is discussed within a larger story about Governor Wolf’s plan to re-open Pennsylvania in this and many of the below stories.
Pennsylvania governor lays out coronavirus reopening plan
The New York Times via AP, April 22, 2020
WCAU TV
NBC Philadelphia, April 22
WHP-TV
CBS Harrisburg, April 22
WPXI-TV
NBC Pittsburgh, April 23
WTAE-TV
FOX Pittsburgh, April 23
WPMT-TV
FOX Harrisburg, April 23
Legal action seeks allowing ballots delayed in mail
The Herald, Sharon, PA, April 23
Lancaster Online
Lancaster, PA, April 22
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Wilkes-Barre, PA, April 22
Cumberland Sentinel
Cumberland County, PA, April 22
Lewistown Sentinel
Lewistown, PA, April 23
Indiana Gazette
Indiana County, PA, April 23
Williamsport Sun Gazette
Williamsport, PA, April 23, 2020
WKOK Radio
Lewisburg, PA, April 23, 2020
WITF Radio
Harrisburg, PA, April 22, 2020
KTAR radio
Phoenix, AZ, April 22, 2020
KOB TV
NBC, Albuquerque, NM, April 22, 2020
Stamford Advocate
Stamford, CT, April 22, 2020
Mankato Free Press
Mankato, MN, April 22, 2020
Killeen Daily Herald
Killeen, TX, April 22, 2020
WTHR TV
Indianapolis, IN, April 22, 2020
KIRO Radio
Seattle, WA, April 22, 2020
WNYT-TV
NBC, Albany, NY, April 22, 2020
KAAL-TV
ABC, Austin, MN, April 22, 2020
Lufkin Daily News
Lufkin, TX, April 22, 2020
The Bellingham Herald
Bellingham, WA, April 22
KVVU-TV
FOX Las Vegas, April 22
Democrats sue to increase absentee ballot access in crucial swing state as pandemic rages
Raw Story, April 22
