The rulling is moot in the Pennsylvania Republican US Senate primary….
McCormick has conceeded to Oz…..
But the ruling by the High Court on a 2021 case actually can and will be cited in other cases….
The Supreme Court said on Thursday that election officials in Pennsylvania may count mailed ballots accompanied by voters’ declarations that were signed but not dated. The court’s order came in a tight race for a seat on a state court, but it is likely to affect other contests in the state as well.
The court’s brief order gave no reasons, which is typical when the justices act on emergency applications.
The court’s three most conservative members — Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr., Clarence Thomas and Neil M. Gorsuch — dissented, saying that the court should address the issue presented in the case in time for the November elections.
The case concerned a state law enacted in 2019 that permitted all registered voters to vote by mail. The law required voters using mailed ballots to “fill out, date and sign” a declaration printed on the outside of the return envelope that said hey were qualified to vote….