Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Undated Ballots Cannot Be Counted

A lower court previously held that not counting undated ballots violated the state constitution.

Absentee ballots in Raleigh, N.C., on Sept. 17, 2024. Allison Joyce/Getty Images

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Nov. 1 granted Republicans’ request to clarify that undated mail-in ballots can’t be counted in the 2024 general election.

The Republican National Committee and Pennsylvania Republican Party submitted a request for emergency relief on Oct. 31, arguing that an appeals court had incorrectly ruled that the Philadelphia Board of Elections must count a set of undated envelopes in a September special election for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.