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No. 20A84
Title:	Republican Party of Pennsylvania, Applicant v. Veronica Degraffenreid, Acting Secretary of Pennsylvania, et al.
Docketed:	November 6, 2020
Linked with 20-542
Lower Ct:	Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District
Case Numbers:	(133 MM 2020)
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Date	Proceedings and Orders
Nov 06 2020	Application (20A84) for injunctive relief pending the disposition of the petition for certiorari, submitted to Justice Alito.
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Nov 06 2020	Order issued by Justice Alito: All county boards of election are hereby ordered, pending further order of the Court, to comply with the following guidance provided by the Secretary of the Commonwealth on October 28 and November 1, namely, (1) that all ballots received by mail after 8:00 p.m. on November 3 be segregated and kept “in a secure, safe and sealed container separate from other voted ballots,” and (2) that all such ballots, if counted, be counted separately. Pa. Dep’t of State, Pennsylvania Guidance for Mail-in and Absentee Ballots Received From the United States Postal Service After 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 (Oct. 28, 2020); Pa. Dep’t of State, Canvassing Segregated Mail-in and Civilian Absentee Ballots Received by Mail After 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 and Before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 6, 2020 (Nov. 1, 2020). Until today, this Court was not informed that the guidance issued on October 28, which had an important bearing on the question whether to order special treatment of the ballots in question, had been modified. The application received today also informs the Court that neither the applicant nor the Secretary has been able to verify that all boards are complying with the Secretary’s guidance, which, it is alleged, is not legally binding on them. I am immediately referring this application to the Conference and direct that any response be filed as soon as possible but in any event no later than 2 p.m. tomorrow, November 7, 2020.

Nov 06 2020	Response to application from respondent Pennsylvania Democratic Party filed.
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Nov 07 2020	Response to application from respondent Kathy Boockvar, Secretary of Pennsylvania filed.
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Nov 07 2020	Response to application from respondent Luzerne County Board of Elections filed.
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Nov 08 2020	Letter of respondent Kathy Boockvar, Secretary of Pennsylvania filed.
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Nov 09 2020	Reply of applicant Republican Party of Pennsylvania filed.
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Nov 13 2020	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund.
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NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
John Matthew Gore Counsel of Record	Jones Day 51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 jmgore@jonesday.com	2028793939
Party name: Republican Party of Pennsylvania
Attorneys for Respondents
John Bartley DeLone Counsel of Record	Attorney General's Office Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General -Appellate Litigation Section 15th Floor, Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120 jdelone@attorneygeneral.gov	717-783-3226
Party name: Veronica Degraffenreid, Acting Secretary of Pennsylvania
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Counsel of Record	Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 500E Washington, DC 20001-5369 donald.verrilli@mto.com	202-220-1101
Party name: Pennsylvania Democratic Party
Joseph Matthias Cosgrove Counsel of Record	Selingo Guagliardo LLC 345 Market Street Kingston, PA 18704 jmcosgro@msn.com	570-287-2400
Party name: Luzerne County Board of Elections
Other
Lawrence J. Joseph Counsel of Record	Law Office of Lawrence J. Joseph 1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 700-1A Washington, DC 20036 ljoseph@larryjoseph.com	2023559452
Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund