The US Supreme Court denied injunctive relief Tuesday to Pennsylvania Republicans seeking to block certification of the state’s election results on the ground that the expansion of mail-in ballots violated the state constitution.
The petition was filed by Republican Representative Mike Kelly of northwestern Pennsylvania and state electors. Kelly claimed that Act 77, enacted on October 31, 2019, violates Article VII § 14 of the Pennsylvania Constitution that establishes eligibility for absentee voting. The petitioners also claimed their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a similar petition on November 28.
