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in-person requirement in Pennsylvania

6 Pennsylvania opinions name it 1 courts 2020–2020 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (1)

CaseFollowedCited
Pennsylvania State Police v. Grogangreen
pa · 2004 · cited in 6 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
2 sentences

2020There, we recognized that the in-person requirement served important purposes in the Election Code, including “limit[ing] the number of third persons who unnecessarily come in contact with the ballot[,] [J-118A-2020, J-118B-2020, J-118C-2020, J-118D-2020, J-118E-2020 and J-118F- 2020] - 21 ... provid[ing] some safeguard that the ballot was filled out by the actual voter, ... and that once the ballot has been marked by the actual voter in secret, no other person has the opportunity to tamper with it.” Id. at 1232.

2020There, we recognized that the in-person requirement served important purposes in the Election Code, including “limit[ing] the number of third persons who unnecessarily come in contact with the ballot[,] [J-118A-2020, J-118B-2020, J-118C-2020, J-118D-2020, J-118E-2020 and J-118F- 2020] - 21 ... provid[ing] some safeguard that the ballot was filled out by the actual voter, ... and that once the ballot has been marked by the actual voter in secret, no other person has the opportunity to tamper with it.” Id. at 1232.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

PA § 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 726 (6) USC § 52u.s.c.10101 (6)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

NM 12 (1996–2025) WA 12 (1988–2023) OR 11 (2021–2025) IL 11 (2021–2026) AK 10 (1991–2012) NY 8 (1969–2024) MI 7 (2016–2022) TX 6 (2022–2026) PA 6 (2020–2020) IA 6 (2014–2025) CA 5 (2020–2024) IN 4 (2012–2025) UT 3 (2010–2024) CT 3 (2023–2026) MT 3 (1995–2023) OH 3 (2003–2007) MN 3 (2010–2025) HI 2 (2002–2024) NJ 2 (2018–2022) NH 2 (2015–2025) KS 2 (2010–2022) ND 2 (2012–2012) MA 2 (2023–2024)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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