Supreme Court Rejects GOP Challenge in Pennsylvania Provisional Ballot Case

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court previously ruled that voters can submit provisional ballots after improperly submitting mail-in ballots.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 23, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 1 rejected Republicans’ request to halt the effects of a state court’s decision allowing Pennsylvania voters to cast provisional ballots after they have improperly submitted mail-in ballots.

Justice Samuel Alito issued a statement, which was joined by Justices Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas, saying that even if they agreed with Republicans’ arguments, “we could not prevent the consequences they fear.”