Swing State Courts Strengthen Election Integrity in Major Rulings Ahead of 2022 Midterms

Several state courts issued major election integrity rulings this week that could have a profound effect on elections in swing states ahead of the 2022 midterms.

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled on Friday that the state’s “no-excuse” mail-in voting law, also known as Act 77, violates the state’s Constitution which requires in-person voting for most people who don’t fit the state’s list of exceptions.

In a 3-2 decision, the court’s conservative majority determined that the expansion of mail-in voting put ballots in the hands of constitutionally ineligible people. While the court acknowledged that the law made voting “more convenient,” the judges noted that legislators can’t just ignore the Pennsylvania Constitution to get what they want.

“No-excuse mail-in voting makes the exercise of the franchise more convenient and has been used four times in the history of Pennsylvania,” the court’s opinion states. “Approximately 1.38 million voters have expressed their interest in voting by mail permanently. If presented to the people, a constitutional amendment … is likely to be adopted. But a constitutional amendment must be presented to the people.”

The law, known as Act 77, was passed by the Republican-controlled legislature and signed by Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, in 2019. It permitted no-excuse absentee voting, created a permanent mail-in voter list, reduced the voter registration deadline from 30 days to 15, and provided for $90 million in election infrastructure upgrades. It also eliminated straight ticket voting. (Read more from “Swing State Courts Strengthen Election Integrity in Major Rulings Ahead of 2022 Midterms” HERE)

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