The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed Act 77, a “voter reform act,” in October 2019, which codified new election procedures, such as no-excuse mail-in voting and ballot drop boxes. Since then, these procedures have been the subject of lawsuits around the state. Among them is the case of 14 Republican members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who are asking the court to overturn Act 77.
The Commonwealth Court denied the request in a June 27 opinion, but Pittsburgh attorney Greg Teufel of OGC Law, who represents the 14 lawmakers, said he still believes that they have a case and intends to appeal the decision to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
