The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is declining to weigh in on a case over whether misdated mail-in ballots should be counted ahead of the November election. Why it matters: Thousands of mail-in ballots were rejected for dating errors in the April primary.

Chief Justice Debra Todd dissented, saying voters, election officials and courts needed clarity on the issue before Election Day.

Pennsylvania election officials will be able to notify voters of any mistakes in their mail-in ballots and let them make changes, the state's top court ruled, in a blow to Republicans who sought to block the practice in a state crucial to determining who will be the next U.