The Supreme Court on Friday turned away the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) bid to block Pennsylvania voters’ in-person, do-over option when they return a defective mail ballot.

The announcement was intended for Monday morning, but the court mistakenly released it early due to what a court spokesperson called an “apparent software malfunction.”

The order leaves in place a 4-3 ruling from Pennsylvania’s top court that voters can still cast a vote at their polling place on Election Day if their mail-in ballot was rejected for technical reasons, despite a state law saying such votes “shall not be counted” if the mail-in ballot was timely received. The additional option impacts thousands of voters each election cycle.

The legal battle gained attention just ahead of the 2024 election,

See Full Page