Pennsylvania ‘Naked’ Ballots Fight Reaches US Supreme Court

The Republican Party has asked the US Supreme Court to stop Pennsylvanians from getting a second chance to vote in the Nov. 5 election if their mail-in ballots are rejected as incomplete.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled last week that the state must count provisional ballots cast by voters whose mail-in ballots are disqualified for failing to include an inner envelope around the ballot for secrecy — commonly referred to as “naked” ballots.

The Republican National Committee and state Republican Party organization filed an application on Monday asking the justices to block the state court’s order from taking effect for ...