Court declines RNC request to intervene in Pennsylvania voting dispute

Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects Republican bid to block mail-in ballots

Court says RNC lacks standing to challenge state election code provisions

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request from the Republican National Committee (RNC) to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the state's mail-in voting law, saying the RNC lacked standing to bring the case.

The RNC had argued that the state's mail-in voting provisions were unconstitutional and that it should be allowed to intervene in the lawsuit to defend them.

But the court said the RNC did not have a sufficient stake in the outcome of the case to give it standing to intervene.

RNC argues that mail-in voting law is unconstitutional

The RNC had argued that the state's mail-in voting law violates the Pennsylvania Constitution because it allows voters to cast their ballots without providing a valid ID.

The RNC also argued that the law is unconstitutional because it does not require voters to provide proof of citizenship when they register to vote by mail.

Court says RNC lacks standing to challenge law

The court said the RNC did not have standing to challenge the state's mail-in voting law because it had not shown that it had suffered any injury from the law.

The court also said the RNC did not have a sufficient stake in the outcome of the case to give it standing to intervene.

Decision is a blow to Republican efforts to restrict voting

The court's decision is a blow to Republican efforts to restrict voting in Pennsylvania.

The RNC had hoped to use the lawsuit to block the state's mail-in voting law, which has been a major target of Republican attacks.

The court's decision is a victory for voting rights advocates, who have argued that the state's mail-in voting law is constitutional and that it has made it easier for Pennsylvanians to vote.