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Pennsylvania court reverses ruling allowing misdated mail-in ballots

Headline from The Hill, on the newest of 2 developments

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled on Friday that mail-in ballots with incorrect dates will not be counted in November, reversing a previous ruling from a lower court in the battleground state. The decision from last month named only Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties, which the state’s Supreme C…

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Developments in this update

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  1. Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules

    Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

  2. Newest

    Pennsylvania court reverses ruling allowing misdated mail-in ballots

    Headline from The Hill ·

Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling. It could impact the presidential race.

  2. The Daily Caller

    Key Swing State Supreme Court Rules Mail-In Ballots With Flawed Dates Can Be Tossed (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday that will allow mail-in ballots without accurate dates on return envelopes to be thrown out.

  3. Fox News

    Pennsylvania mail-in ballots without correct dates will not be counted, court rules (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Pennsylvania Supreme court ruled Friday that mail-in ballots without the correct dates on envelopes cannot be counted in elections, a decision which could prove crucial in this year’s presidential election.

  4. Triblive

    Pa. Supreme Court rules on mail-in ballot date errors, but it's likely not the final word (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court dealt a blow Friday — at least temporarily — to Democrats and voting-rights groups on the critical issue of how to handle date errors on mail-in ballots. But the decision, which threw out a lower court’s ruling that it is unconstitutional to discard ballots with date

  5. The Hill

    Pennsylvania court reverses ruling allowing misdated mail-in ballots (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled on Friday that mail-in ballots with incorrect dates will not be counted in November, reversing a previous ruling from a lower court in the battleground state. The decision from last month named only Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties, which the state’s Supreme C…

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Undated and misdated Pennsylvania ballots may not be counted in November after court ruling (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

    Published

    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out a lower court ruling that required such ballots to be counted during November’s presidential election.

  7. NBC News

    Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules mail ballots with incorrect dates won't be counted (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that mail ballots that are improperly dated won't be counted in November, a move that could have major implications in the battleground state.

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