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Supreme Court rules Pennsylvania may count back-up votes when mail ballots are rejected

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By John Fritze and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Friday left in place a Pennsylvania court ruling that is expected to expand options for voters whose mail-in ballots are rejected for technical reasons to have their votes counted, in a defeat for Republicans in a critical battleg…

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Developments in this update

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  1. Republicans ask Supreme Court to block decision to count Pennsylvania provisional ballots

    Headline from SCOTUSblog ·

  2. Newest

    Supreme Court rules Pennsylvania may count back-up votes when mail ballots are rejected

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

Reports & sources

55 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Boston Globe

    Republicans ask US Supreme Court to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Just over a week before the election, the court is being asked to step into a dispute over provisional ballots cast by Pennsylvania voters whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law.

  2. Newsweek

    Republicans ask Supreme Court to block Pennsylvania ballots decision (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Republicans asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block the counting of provisional ballots in Pennsylvania.

  3. Washington Times

    Republicans ask Supreme Court to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Republicans on Monday asked the Supreme Court to halt Pennsylvania's attempt to count provisional ballots in a filing that could impact thousands of votes in the critical swing state.

  4. The Daily Caller

    Republicans Ask Supreme Court To Block Some Provisional Ballots In Swing State For People With Mail-In Errors (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Republicans petitioned the Supreme Court to block voters in Pennsylvania from casting a vote in-person on election day if their mail-in ballot is rejected.

  5. Triblive

    Republicans ask U.S. Supreme Court to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    WASHINGTON — Republicans on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency order in Pennsylvania that could result in thousands of votes not being counted in this year’s election in the battleground state. Just over a week before the election, the court is being asked to step into a

  6. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Courts and the election: Republicans ask Supreme Court to block Pennsylvania provisional ballots decision (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Republicans ask Supreme Court to block Pa. provisional ballots decision

  7. SCOTUSblog

    Republicans ask Supreme Court to block decision to count Pennsylvania provisional ballots (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    SCOTUSblog's feed description

    The Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania came to the Supreme Court on Monday, asking the justices to block a ruling by Pennsylvania’s highest court requiring election boards to count provisional ballots submitted by voters whose mail-in ballots had been deemed inval

  8. Washington Examiner

    RNC asks Supreme Court to block some Pennsylvania provisional ballots (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Republicans asked the Supreme Court to stop election officials in the battleground state of Pennsylvania from accepting certain provisional ballots.

  9. KTVZ Bend

    Supreme Court rules Pennsylvania may count back-up votes when mail ballots are rejected (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By John Fritze and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Friday left in place a Pennsylvania court ruling that is expected to expand options for voters whose mail-in ballots are rejected for technical reasons to have their votes counted, in a defeat for Republicans in a critical battleg…

  10. NBC News

    Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania voters who sent defective mail-in ballots to cast provisional ones in person (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Supreme Court handed a loss to Republicans by allowing Pennsylvania voters who had sent mail-in ballots that were flagged as being potentially defective to submit a separate provisional in-person ballot.

  11. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count contested provisional ballots, rejecting Republican plea (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    The Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in Pa.

  12. Fox News

    Supreme Court upholds Pennsylvania provisional ballot ruling, in a major loss for GOP (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Republicans in the Keystone State filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court just days before the election regarding the state's processing of provisional ballots.

  13. The Hill

    Pennsylvania’s top court reaffirms mail ballots with missing, improper dates can’t be counted (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday accepted Republicans’ request to again declare that mail ballots returned with a missing or incorrect date cannot be counted this election.

  14. The Daily Caller

    Supreme Court Won’t Block Pennsylvania Ruling Allowing Voters With Rejected Mail-In Ballots To Cast Provisional Votes (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Supreme Court declined Friday to block a lower court ruling finding Pennsylvania voters whose mail-in ballots are rejected over errors can cast a provisional vote.

  15. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Thousands of ballots are at stake as the Supreme Court considers Pennsylvania voting rules (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Pennsylvania’s mail balloting policies have been the focus of intense litigation since the 2020 election. Now, two new cases may address the rules in the...

  16. Courthouse News Service

    Supreme Court gives second-chance ballot access to thousands in Pennsylvania (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Republicans and Democrats are duking it out over every Pennsylvania vote as polls predict a margin of error race.

  17. PoliticusUSA

    The Supreme Court Hands Trump A Big Loss In Pennsylvania (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    PoliticusUSA's feed description

    In a Friday night order, the Supreme Court let stand a state Supreme Court ruling related to the primary election that people who have errors on their ballot envelopes can cast provisional ballots.

  18. Voice of America

    Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count contested ballots (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Justices reject emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted

  19. WHDH Boston

    Supreme Court rules Pennsylvania may count back-up votes when mail ballots are rejected - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    (CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Friday left in place a Pennsylvania court ruling that is expected to expand options for voters whose mail-in ballots are rejected

  20. Legal Insurrection

    U.S. Supreme Court Allows Pennsylvania to Count Provisional Ballots (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    However, the PA Supreme Court issued a stay on ruling allowing state to count undated mail-in ballots.

  21. Philadelphia Inquirer

    U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs GOP effort to block provisional ballots for Pennsylvanians who botch mail voting (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    At issue was a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision last week allowing voters whose mail ballots had been rejected for procedural errors to still vote at the polls on Election Day.

  22. Townhall

  23. The Sentinel (Carlisle)

    US Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count contested provisional ballots, rejecting Republican plea (opens The Sentinel (Carlisle))

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    The Sentinel (Carlisle)'s feed description

    The justices left in place a state Supreme Court ruling that elections officials must count provisional ballots cast by voters whose mail-in ballots were rejected.

  24. Al Jazeera

    Supreme Court rejects bid by GOP not to count some Pennsylvania ballots (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Republicans wanted some so-called provisional ballots to be rejected.

  25. Washington Examiner

    Pennsylvania Supreme Court sides with Republicans on undated ballots, for now (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The state Supreme Court granted an emergency request from Republicans to pause a lower court's ruling that mail-in ballots with missing dates should be counted.

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