Grove Appreciates PA Supreme Court Upholding Plain Language of Pennsylvania Election Law
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) Tuesday offered the following comment on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in
Ball v. Chapman that ordered counties refrain from counting undated and incorrectly dated ballots, upholding the plain language of Pennsylvania’s election law:
“After years of conflicting judicial decisions, guidance from the Wolf administration, and action from various Pennsylvania counties, it is refreshing to see the Pennsylvania Supreme Court uphold the plain language of Pennsylvania’s election law that mail-in and absentee ballots must be dated and dated correctly to be considered valid.
“It is my hope that the acting secretary of State and each individual county board of elections will adhere to all components of the court’s brief order and not merely view it as advisory in nature.
“A few months ago, I sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of State outlining the non-severability provision of Act 77 of 2019. I am sure that letter must have had an impact on the decision made by the court today.
“That letter should serve as a reminder that any future litigation over this provision, or any other provision of Act 77 of 2019, should make clear that if any part of that law is found to be unenforceable, the whole law can no longer be enforced.”
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Representative Seth Grove
196th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives