Judge Tosses Challenge To Overseas Ballots In PA

CNN reports:

A federal judge on Tuesday tossed out a Republican lawsuit that sought to segregate overseas ballots in Pennsylvania for additional vetting. US District Judge Chris Cooper said that the challengers to Pennsylvania’s policies for overseas ballots filed by GOP members of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation and an outside group came too late and that it was too close to the election for a court to intervene.

The overseas vote has long been viewed as sacrosanct because of its connection to the military vote, and the Pennsylvania lawsuit – which would have jeopardized the ballots of service people abroad – drew a sharp backlash. In recent election cycles, the civilian expat community has outnumbered military voters casting ballots. Democrats have touted their effort to turn out their voters abroad.

Read the full article. Among the reps filing the suit was former Freedom Caucus chair Scott Perry [photo].

A Republican federal judge has rejected the efforts of PA GOP Congressmen @GReschenthaler @CongressmanGT @RepSmucker @MikeKellyPA @RepMeuser @ScottPerryPA to disenfranchise military and overseas civilian absentee voters on the eve of Election Day. https://t.co/A0Iv9s0Itl pic.twitter.com/T1qYfCUGKb

— Adam Bonin (@adambonin.bsky.social) (@adambonin) October 29, 2024