Pennsylvania GOP Legislators Ask Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Biden Voter Registration Order

Published on April 25, 2024

A group of 24 Republican, Pennsylvania legislators who, in January, challenged a voter registration executive order made by President Biden, are now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on their case. In 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14019 for “promoting access to voting.” It requires all federal agencies to help increase voter registration and participation. The legislators say the order is unconstitutional and that voter registration drives are not a government function. “The Constitution was written to prevent the president from using the federal agencies to gain his own re-election,” attorney Erick Kaardal, a partner of Mohrman, Kaardal & Erickson, P.A., said in a statement. Mr. Kaardal represents the lawmakers....