PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has agreed to weigh in on questions raised by Republicans about undated mail-in ballots.
The court will hear a suit filed by a group of Republicans that includes state lawmakers, the Republican National Committee, and the state GOP.
The suit asks that the high court block the counting of mail-in ballots that don't have date on the outside envelope, or at least order the ballots be kept separate.
This comes after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a lower federal court ruling that decided not counting ballots because of a missing date was a violation of federal voting rights laws.
The state Supreme Court requires Republican plaintiffs to submit their briefing by this Monday, Oct. 24, at noon. Acting Secretary of State Leigh Chapman must file by Tuesday at noon.
Republicans argue state law clearly says voters must put a date on the ballot envelope or it won't be counted, but opponents say the ballots must be returned by a set deadline, so the date on the envelope is meaningless.
The status of undated envelopes has been an issue since the state first allowed no-excuse mail-in ballots in 2020.



