The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a unanimous directive to ensure county election officials do not count mail ballots missing dates or having date errors, asserting compliance with election laws.
The court's guidance, which emphasized strict adherence to the ruling, aimed to eliminate any ambiguity regarding the counting of ballots with envelope date issues, despite local officials' differing interpretations.
With the race for U.S. Senate drawing tight, the implications of counting or discarding ballots based on date errors became a focal point, particularly with just a few thousand votes separating candidates.
Justice P. Kevin Brobson stressed that election officials lacked the authority to deviate from established Election Code provisions, underscoring the importance of compliance with the court's previous rulings.
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