Federal appeals court rules mailed ballots must be received by Election Day in Minnesota

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Federal appeals court rules mailed ballots must be received by Election Day in Minnesota, cutting weeklong window

(CNN)A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that mailed-in ballots in Minnesota must be received by elections officials no later than Election Day.

The 2-1 ruling -- a win for the Republican challengers to the state's plans -- cuts off a weeklong window after Election Day where state officials had planned to receive ballots that had lingered in the mail. The court found the Minnesota secretary of state's accommodation went against a state law that said ballots delivered by mail to elections officials after 8 p.m. on Election Day should be marked late.

"The Secretary's instructions to count mail-in ballots received up to seven days after Election Day stand in direct contradiction to Minnesota election law governing presidential elections," the ruling stated.

The decision tackles absentee ballot deadlines in a battleground state a day after the US Supreme Court declined to wade into plans in Pennsylvania and North Carolina to continue to accept ballots after Election Day.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/29/politics/minnesota-mail-in-ballots/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/29/politics/minnesota-mail-in-ballots/index.html

[SWBTATTReg]

1. I suspect some appeals court may rule against this finding (ballots rec'd by election day)...

it seems contrary that trump and his lackey, in upending the post office and its sorting machines are being allowed the fruits of their poison (by taking down the sorting machines, other machinations to slow the US Mail, etc.)...this sounds wrong and should not stand. Hopefully there are efforts underway to appeal this ruling.

[Eid Ma Clack Shaw]

2. There are 500,000 unreturned ballots in MN & people thought they had until November 10th

As things stand, I would put its electoral votes very firmly in Trump's column thanks to this scandalous ruling.

[LexVegas]

3. Bullshit. nt

[Baclava]

4. They still have time to to vote early, use drop off boxes or vote on Tuesday, even as mail-in