SCOTUS Allows Longer Deadlines, for Absentee Ballots, in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.br The two Supreme Court decisions br were handed down on Wednesday.br Election officials in both North Carolina and br Pennsylvania will be able to count absentee br ballots several days after the election.br Pennsylvania and North Carolina br are considered battleground states br in the 2020 presidential election.br Both rulings were handed down unsigned. br Three dissections by Justices Gorsuch, Alito br and Thomas were noted on the North Carolina ruling.br The Supreme Court's decision carriesbr added significance in Pennsylvania, .br where the Butler County director of elections br reports there have been more than 10,000 calls br about requested mail-in ballots that have not arrived.