PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania elections officials were prepared for the state Supreme Court’s ruling this week not to count mail ballots without handwritten dates.
They weren’t ready for the other part of the decision: “Incorrectly dated” ballots are also to be set aside.
That’s a new wrinkle, with potentially far-reaching implications. And since the court didn’t define a wrongly dated ballot — opinions explaining Tuesday’s order are coming later — counties are now scrambling to figure out how to identify them just days before the midterm elections.
