Topline The Trump campaign asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday to overturn three Pennsylvania Supreme Court decisions that allowed more mail-in ballots in the state to be counted, which they say could affect enough ballots to change the state’s presidential election results, as the Trump campaign and GOP continue their quixotic effort to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the courts even after the Electoral College ratified his win last week. People gather in support of President Donald Trump and in protest of the 2020 presidential election … [+] outcome outside the Supreme Court on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts The Trump campaign wants the Supreme Court to consider rulings concerning mail-in voting rules like whether election observers can challenge ballots as they’re being counted and their access to the vote counting process, and whether mail-in ballots should be thrown out because of small issues like a missing address or date on the outer envelope. The campaign argues that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court did not have the authority to impose those rules, which liberally interpreted laws set by the GOP-majority Pennsylvania legislature, because Article II of the U.S. Constitution says presidential electors should be appointed “in such manner” as the state legislature directs, a legal argument that a Trump-appointed federal judge has already shot down. Though the campaign notes that changing the voting rules “contribute[s] more to… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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Trump Campaign Takes Pennsylvania Election Challenge To Supreme Court
