Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) hailed a Friday state court ruling that he says will protect Keystone State residents' right to vote.

The Commonwealth Court ruling ended a requirement that every mail-in ballot in the state require a handwritten date on the envelope. Under the initial rule, any envelope containing a ballot without a clear date would not be counted, The Associated Press reported.

Judge Ellen Ceisler, in the majority opinion, wrote that the "refusal to count undated or incorrectly dated but timely mail ballots........

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