Pennsylvania Appeals Court Rules Against Counting Undated Mail-in Ballots

A federal appeals court has ruled that Pennsylvania's requirement for voters to include accurate handwritten dates on the outside envelopes of their mail-in ballots is legal under civil rights law, overturning a lower court ruling. The decision upholds the enforcement of the date requirement, which caused thousands of votes to be declared invalid in the 2022 election. The ruling has sparked debate over election procedures and could impact the upcoming presidential election in Pennsylvania, where Democrats have been more likely to vote by mail than Republicans.