The Supreme Court has declined to take up Republicans’ allegation that judges in Pennsylvania violated the Constitution with a ruling on election procedures within the state.
No explanation was given for the denial, which came in the form of a brief order published on June 6. Another denial came in November when Republicans sought quick intervention as the presidential election approached.
The case centered on a provision of Pennsylvania law that said election officials should not count provisional ballots if they came from voters who had already cast normal ballots in a timely manner.
Two voters—Faith Genser and Frank Matis—had cast mail-in ballots for the 2024 primary election but failed to enclose them in a secrecy envelope required under state law. Genser and Matis sent in their provisional ballots after the Butler County Board of Elections sent them a notice that their ballots might not be counted. After weighing the mailing envelope, the board had reached a tentative conclusion that Genser and Matis failed to use a secrecy envelope….