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.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to immediately decide questions related to mail-in ballots in the commonwealth with just weeks remaining before Election Day.

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.