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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Republicans are asking the Supreme Court to void thousands of ballots in PA – a week before the election

A dispute over provisional ballots in Pennsylvania has made it’s way to the Supreme Court – a week before Election Day - (Getty Images)

Thousands of ballots in Pennsylvania are at risk of being excluded from the battleground state’s presidential election count as the Republican Party asks the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute over ballot procedures.

On Monday, eight days before Election Day, the Republican National Committee asked the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily pause a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that requires election workers to count provisional ballots even if a voter’s mail ballot violates mandatory requirements.

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