The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Saturday threw out a case brought by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly seeking to overturn about 2.6 million mail-in ballots cast in the Nov. 3 election.
It would take a two-thirds majority of both chambers of the state legislature to override the governor’s disapproval. While some Democrats did break ranks to support the measure, the number falls well short of a veto-proof majority.
The state’s highest court agreed that House Resolution 836 does not end the governor’s emergency order because it was never physically presented to him for a signature.
The seven judge panel agreed Wednesday to hear the case after Wolf invoked “king’s bench” jurisdiction Friday for a quick ruling in his favor.
