In the News: 3 State Courts Help Clear way to Vote by Mail

  We are in a worldwide pandemic, facing a killer airborne virus passed from person to person- so voting in person in crowded polls can be dangerous. So, WHY is the GOP/Conservatives so adamant in preventing people from voting by mail?  The answer is that there are many more Democrats/forward thinkers than there are conservatives. In today's blog you'll read State Courts in DELAWARE, MONTANA and PENNSYLVANIA rightfully  rejected the GOP's Lawsuits that would Prevent people from voting by mail.  (Which btw, the WH residents cast mail in ballots to Fla.) 

  BTW-  Not only is it safer to vote by mail (and people can drop their ballots at the polls in drop boxes without going near others), more people work jobs that they can't get time off during the day, from restaurant workers to retailers, to home health care workers, etc. 

IN THE NEWS FROM LAW360: 

Chancery Court Rejects Del. GOP Vote-By-Mail Challenge

Delaware's temporarily expanded vote-by-mail option for the Nov. 3 election survived an initial challenge Monday, with a vice chancellor dismissing an attempt by state Republicans to invalidate a measure approved by pandemic-wary lawmakers earlier this year.

Pa. Judge Latest To Block Changes For The Postal Service

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday became the latest to order the U.S. Postal Service to halt recent operational changes over concerns that it has delayed mail service and threatened to prevent the timely delivery of an expected deluge of mail-in ballots as part of the upcoming presidential election.

Pa. GOP Asks US High Court To Halt Mail-In Ballot Extension

The Pennsylvania Senate's GOP majority leadership asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to stay the state high court's recent ruling extending the deadline for receipt of mail-in ballots as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and reported postal service delays. 

Mont. Court Strikes Ballot Law Saying It Hindered Tribes' Vote

A Montana federal judge on Friday struck down the state's Ballot Interference Prevention Act, following a challenge by tribes and voting rights advocates who said the 2018 law unconstitutionally restricted their efforts to deliver and collect ballots.

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