| | In a lawsuit filed by Democratic party operatives concerned about the [[CCP pandemic]]’s effects on voting, federal District Judge William Conley (an [[Obama]] appointee) extended the deadline for receipt of mail-in ballots from Tuesday, April 7, 2020 (the primary-election day), to Monday afternoon, April 13. That aspect of the federal district court’s ruling was not in dispute. Judge Conley, however, directed that [[absentee ballot]]s were eligible to be counted regardless of the date of post mark or otherwise delivered, as long as they came in by the April 13 deadline. In effect, that meant absentee ballots could be cast after in-person primary voting had closed on April 7. | | In a lawsuit filed by Democratic party operatives concerned about the [[CCP pandemic]]’s effects on voting, federal District Judge William Conley (an [[Obama]] appointee) extended the deadline for receipt of mail-in ballots from Tuesday, April 7, 2020 (the primary-election day), to Monday afternoon, April 13. That aspect of the federal district court’s ruling was not in dispute. Judge Conley, however, directed that [[absentee ballot]]s were eligible to be counted regardless of the date of post mark or otherwise delivered, as long as they came in by the April 13 deadline. In effect, that meant absentee ballots could be cast after in-person primary voting had closed on April 7. |