Supreme Court Refuses GOP Request to Segregate Late Ballots
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On Wednesday, the campaigns for President Trump and Minnesota GOP state legislature candidates filed a motion for the state’s Supreme Court to order the separation of all mail ballots received after Election Day. While left-leaning articles highlight that the U.S. Supreme Court delivered two blows to GOP, right-leaning articles highlight that although the recent Supreme Court decision about Pennsylvania's mail-in-voting rules favored Democrats, justices made it clear the issue could be reconsidered before Election Day.
A left-leaning article by Bloomberg highlights that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that there would be a six-day extension in North Carolina for the deadline for mail ballots. The Court also refused to schedule a fast-track review of the GOP appeal in Pennsylvania.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that according to the court filing, the campaigns are arguing that “it could be impossible for a court to repair the election results tainted by illegally and untimely cast or mailed ballots if the ballots are not segregated.” In Wednesday’s filing, Republican campaigns asked that Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon separate all mail ballots in three separate groups: those received before the deadline of 8 p.m. on Nov. 3, ballots received after the Nov. 3 deadline but before Nov. 10 and mail-in ballots received after Nov. 10.
A right-leaning article by The Washington Examiner highlights that the recent Supreme Court decision about Pennsylvania's mail-in-voting rules was favorable to Democrats, but justices made it clear the issue could be reconsidered before Election Day. Another right-leaning article by RedState highlights that the entirety of the Minnesota state government is comprised of elected Democrats.
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