Jane C. Timm is a senior reporter for NBC News.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Friday that mail ballots that are improperly dated won't be counted in November, a move that could have major implications in the closely divided battleground state. The decision reverses a lower court ruling from last month that found it was unconstitutional to reject mail ballots that had a missing or incorrect date.
'We will keep fighting and winning!' Attorneys with the voting rights groups involved in the lawsuit, including the ACLU and the Public Interest Law Center, said because the state Supreme Court ruled the lower court lacked jurisdiction, more action on the case was possible. 'Today’s procedural ruling is a setback for Pennsylvania voters, but we will keep fighting for them.
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