A federal court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit filed by a group of Republican lawmakers claiming that the governor and President Joe Biden skirted the legislature’s authority to expand voter access in Pennsylvania.
In January, state Republicans filed the suit against Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA), Biden, and state election officials, claiming that their attempts to increase voter access required legislative approval, which they did not get, the Pennsylvania Capital Star reported. But on Tuesday, a U.S. district judge dismissed the suit, claiming that the lawsuit had no legal standing, according to the Associated Press.
The lawsuit challenged Biden’s 2021 executive order that prompted federal agencies to consider steps to promote voter access. The executive order violates a law the state passed the
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