Republicans petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday to block a lower court ruling that allows Pennsylvania voters to cast provisional ballots in person on Election Day if their mail-in ballots are rejected.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled on October 23 that the Butler County Board of Elections can count provisional ballots cast by voters whose original mail-in ballots were invalidated due to voter error. According to on court documents. According to the petition, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Pennsylvania Republican Party argue that allowing provisional ballots is illegal, could cause “chaos” and “chaos,” and could overturn elections in the state. It is claimed that there is.

“Even if the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision does not change the outcome of the election, the question of whether provisional ballots can be included in the vote total remains a specific issue for this court to consider,” the court documents state. It says “Deaf”. “As the court knows, this is the second consecutive presidential election in which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has changed key election rules at the last minute, even after Election Day (when the immediate election pressures have ceased). A review of the court’s powers to do so would provide valuable guidance for future elections.”

According to the documents, the appellants argue that provisional voting is allowed by law only in limited circumstances and is illegal after a voter’s “first (and only) ballot” is received. They argue that when voters receive their mail-in ballots, they are already warned that documents with incorrect information will not be counted and they do not need to give them a second chance to vote.

In its first ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said mail-in ballots with errors are considered invalid and cannot be officially recognized as a voter’s first vote, according to the ruling.

The plaintiffs called the original court’s decision “so unreasonable that it violates the Elections and Electors Clause of the U.S. Constitution,” and asked the Supreme Court to issue an emergency stay order by November 1.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court previously said on Oct. 7 that it would not rule on mail-in ballots this close to the election, including cases challenging the legality of misdated ballots. (Related: Swing state Republican headquarters closed due to bomb attack)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has a narrow lead over Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, according to recent polls.

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