mail-in ballots
Superior Court judge rules that nothing in the state Constitution prohibits mail-in ballots, which are used by the overwhelming majority of Arizona voters.
California has joined nine other states and Washington, D.C., to mandate that every voter be mailed a ballot by default ahead of an election.
The U.S. Postal Service ignored a federal court order to sweep its facilities in search of untraced mail-in ballots.
President Donald Trump is demanding that a winner should be declared on Election Day, despite an expected deluge of mail-in ballots that may take several days to count.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
“Better to put those voters on notice now while they still have at least some time to adjust," the panel wrote.
First-class mail is moving slowly. But postal workers promise they're treating voters' ballots "like gold."
The practice may constitute illegal voter intimidation, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said.
The 4-4 vote among the justices means the state can still count ballots received after Election Day.
Midwest Direct, which flew a "Trump 2020" flag at its Cleveland headquarters this summer, was contracted by several counties to print and send ballots.
The 2020 election is the first in which Democrats are returning pre-Election Day ballots at a higher rate than Republicans.