GOP Withdraws Federal Court Challenge To 93 Absentee Ballots And Says It Will Pursue In State Court
Republican lawyers told a federal judge Thursday that they’d like to withdraw their request for a restraining over 93 ballots in Pennsylvania’s Montgomery County that voters were allowed to cure before Election Day after their absentee ballot wouldn’t be accepted.
A day before, the judge suggested the case was an attempt to disenfranchise voters and toss out the votes, though he did not rule.
The Republicans noted they have a hearing on a similar case they’ve brought in Pennsylvania state court scheduled for Friday.
“Due to the timing of these proceedings and the pendency of a hearing scheduled in the Commonwealth Court of the Pennsylvania at 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 6, 2020, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Plaintiffs believe that a Temporary Restraining Order in this case will be ineffective in addressing the matters covered in their Motion and, therefore, withdraw their Motion without prejudice to their underlying Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and ask the Court to enter an appropriate order,” the Republicans’ court filing said.
