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Supreme Court rejects RNC bid to stop provisional option for some Pennsylvanians

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02.11.2024

The Supreme Court on Friday said it won’t block Pennsylvanians whose mail votes are voided for technical reasons from voting provisionally at their polling place on Election Day, rejecting a challenge from the Republican National Committee.

The emergency order keeps in place a 4-3 ruling from Pennsylvania’s top court giving voters the additional option to still participate when they return their mail ballot without an inner, secrecy envelope or other issues.

The Supreme Court’s ruling enables an in-person do-over for those impacted voters, even if they live in a Pennsylvania county that doesn’t permit curing of mail ballots when cancelled for technical issues.

Republicans contended the practice violates state law and potentially affects tens of thousands of people, a sizable margin in a key battleground state that could decide the outcome of the presidential election.

The RNC unsuccessfully asked the justices to halt the Pennsylvania court’s ruling or at least separate the challenged ballots until fully resolving the appeal.

“Whether that crucial election will be conducted under the rules set by the General Assembly or under the whims of the Pennsylvania Supreme........

© The Hill


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