A couple of decisions out of Pennsylvania Friday and some not-great news for the Trump reelection campaign. First, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a bid by the Trump campaign to have poll watchers at new satellite election offices in Philadelphia where voters can request and return mail-in ballots in person. The campaign had argued that the offices were operating as de facto polling places, but in a 2-1 decision, the court ruled to uphold an earlier rejection from a trial court. Meanwhile, in a unanimous decision, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled that counties cannot reject mail-in ballots solely due to a signature mismatch, a response to a lawsuit brought by voter-rights groups.
In New Jersey Thursday, another challenge from the Trump campaign seeking to stop the state’s mail-in ballot program was tossed out by a federal court judge.