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Supreme Court allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania ballots

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(Photo by Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will allow Pennsylvania to count ballots received up to three days after the election, rejecting a Republican plea.The justices divided 4-4 Monday, an outcome that upholds a state Supreme Court ruling that allowed election officials to receive and count ballots until Nov.

6, even if they don't have a clear postmark.Republicans, including President Donald Trump’s campaign, have opposed such an extension, arguing that it violates federal law that sets Election Day as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and that such a decision constitutionally belongs to lawmakers, not the courts.FULL COVERAGE: 2020 ELECTIONChief Justice John.

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