The State Supreme Court declined to rule on the merits of the case, instead finding that the lower court lacked jurisdiction in its decision last month.

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court is siding with lower court decisions to block two third-party presidential candidates from the battleground state's ballot in November's election.

Pennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling issued Friday that could impact the presidential race.