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Both Allegheny County and the state Supreme Court previously had ruled that the ballots should be counted despite the language of the law requiring that voters must "fill out, date and sign" a declaration on the outer envelope of their mail-in ballots. When ballots are submitted through the mail, they are post-marked and time-stamped upon their arrival at county election offices. Prior to the election, Gov. Tom Wolf's administration had counseled counties not to count such votes, according to the Associated Press. But the state Supreme Court ruled, 4-3, against Ziccarelli's challenge, swung by a vote from Democrat David Wecht. The ruling found that the ballots should count in this election, but noted that this type of voter error may be disqualified in future elections.