Corman v. Pennsylvania Democratic Party
Petition for certiorari denied on February 22, 2021
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Issue: (1) Whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court usurped the Pennsylvania General Assembly"s plenary authority to "direct [the] Manner" for appointing electors for president and vice president under Article II of the Constitution, as well as the assembly"s broad power to prescribe "[t]he Times, Places, and Manner" for congressional elections under Article I, when the court issued a ruling requiring the state to count absentee ballots that arrive up to three days after Election Day as long as they are not clearly postmarked after Election Day; and (2) whether that decision is preempted by federal statutes that establish a uniform nationwide federal Election Day.
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