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Cash_for_Johnny t1_iutrpnz wrote

Reply to comment by Illustrious_Air_1438 in For those worried about the PA Supreme Court’s ruling on undated ballots, it may be of some relief to you that this year’s ballot envelope is VERY unambiguous. While I personally find the ruling utterly preposterous I’d also say that the ballot itself is competently designed to compensate for it. by Trapezoidoid

If it doesn't matter, then why all the hub-bub then.

It apparently matters to someone who wants to discount votes that are not in "their" favor, and in turn complain about voting integrity.

And you need to be talking in past tense because with new rules and restrictions on the books the future of assumptions is wide open.

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UnaffiliatedOpinion t1_iuuhlao wrote

The law says that "the elector must date and sign" the declaration on the envelope. What I believe has happened is that courts held that the meaning of "date" may be ambiguous. For example if someone fills out the ballot one day, seals the envelope on another day, and mails it on another day, which date is supposed to be in the envelope? It's not specified. So if the meaning is ambiguous, it is a slippery slope from there.

But it is specified that a date must be written, so not writing a date at all is clearly not ok.

So yes, it may be that the date requirement is pointless, but it is not necessarily the role of the judge to determine whether a law has a useful purpose or not.

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