PA Supreme Court Race is Vital for 2024

Pa. Supreme Court race this fall could have big implications for the 2024 presidential election

Pennsylvania voters will elect a new state Supreme Court justice this fall — and some big 2024 presidential election decisions could be at stake.

The state Supreme Court has deadlocked on some election cases over the last year, so the November election to fill a vacant seat could determine how the court leans on voting issues.

Pennsylvania is again expected to be a crucial battleground state in the 2024 presidential election. In 2020, the state Supreme Court was at the center of election issues amid battles over mail ballots and former President Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud. Voting rights advocates expect similar challenges in next year’s election, especially if there is a rematch between Trump and President Joe Biden.

“If we see similar trends to what we saw in 2020, the state Supreme Court is going to be vital,” said Kyle Miller, a policy advocate in Pennsylvania for Protect Democracy.

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pa-supreme-court-race-carluccio-mccaffery-mail-ballot-20230910.html

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Trump's Legal/Political Calendars

Courtesy of NPR

October

Oct. 2 TRUMP

Trump trial date in New York civil business fraud case

Oct. 23 TRUMP

Trial date in Georgia for at least one of Trump's co-defendants (there's no trial date yet set for Trump)

January 2024

Jan. 15 VOTE

Iowa caucuses

Jan. 15 TRUMP

Trump trial date in civil defamation case brought by E. Jean Carroll

Jan. 29 TRUMP

Trump trial date in civil business fraud case

February

Feb. 8 VOTE

Nevada caucuses

Feb. 24 VOTE

South Carolina primary

March

March 2 VOTE

Idaho caucuses

March 4 TRUMP

Trump trial date in federal election interference case

March 5 VOTE

Super Tuesday (more than a dozen states vote, including California, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia)

March 12 VOTE

Georgia, Mississippi, Washington primaries

March 19 VOTE

Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio primaries

March 23

VOTE Louisiana primary

March 25 TRUMP

Trump trial date in New York hush money case

April

April 2 VOTE

Delaware, New York, Rhode Island, Wisconsin primaries

April 23 VOTE

Pennsylvania primary

April 30 VOTE

Connecticut primary

May

May 7 VOTE

Indiana primary

May 14 VOTE

Maryland, Nebraska, West Virginia primaries

May 20 TRUMP

Trump trial date in federal classified documents case

May 21 VOTE

Kentucky, Oregon primaries

June

June 4 VOTE

Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota primaries

July

July 15 EVENT

Republican National Convention begins

Notes

Note: Some states have not yet set a date for primaries and caucuses. Election dates and trial dates are subject to change.

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/02/1197336629/donald-trump-criminal-civil-trials-primary-calendar

Winning in 2024 Starts with Winning Bucks County in 2023

As Steve Santarsiero says:

Everything will be on the line in 2024, including the future of our democracy.

To win in 2024, Joe Biden will need to win Pennsylvania. But to win Pennsylvania, he will need to win Bucks County, the last “purple county” in the Philadelphia suburbs.

… we won’t win in 2024 if we don’t win in Bucks County this November.

… If [our county commissioner candidates] win, they will make up the majority on the Board of Elections in 2024, and, as they did in 2020, they will ensure that every vote is counted.

As Pennsylvania goes, so will go the nation, and as Bucks County goes, so will go Pennsylvania in 2024.

It all starts now. We have to work to get our slate elected, starting at the top with our County Commissioners.