Supreme Court Spurns GOP on Second-Chance Pennsylvania Votes (2)

The US Supreme Court rejected a Republican Party bid to stop potentially tens of thousands of votes from being counted in next week’s presidential election in the pivotal state of Pennsylvania.

The rebuff leaves in force a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that said voters are entitled to a second chance if their mail-in ballots are invalidated because they lack the required secrecy envelope. Republicans had sought to block the ruling, which will let voters file provisional ballots on Election Day.

Blocking the decision would have been a boost to Donald Trump’s campaign – and a blow to Vice President ...