President and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump’s reelection campaign filed a lawsuit against Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State and County Elections Boards, arguing that Pennsylvania’s use of mail-in ballot drop boxes in the June 2 primary election was unconstitutional and increased the threat of voter fraud.
While Act 77 of 2019 allows Pennsylvania voters to cast mail-in ballots without reason, the suit, filed June 29, argues that Pennsylvania elections officials’ decision to offer drop boxes for mail-in ballots was not a procedure outlined in the law, and leaves elections vulnerable to fraud, according to The Hill.
The suit asks a federal court to bar mail-in ballot drop boxes in November.Along with Trump, the Republican National Committee, four Republican members of Congress from Pennsylvania, and two Republican voters also filed the suit. Defendants include Pa. secretary of state Kathy Boockvar and the boards of elections of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.