The US Supreme Court turned away a challenge to President Joe Biden’s three-year-old voter-registration initiative, steering clear of a fractious political fight in the run-up to the November election.

The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge from Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania to a Biden administration executive order that is intended to boost voter registration. The justices did not comment in rejecting an appeal from the Republicans,

The Supreme Court won't take a case from the GOP in Pennsylvania over a controversial Biden administration executive order intended to boost voter registration.

The Pennsylvania Freedom Caucus argued Gov. Josh Shapiro's automatic voter registration order usurped lawmakers' powers.

The Supreme Court decided Monday it won’t take up a case to restore a lawsuit by Pennsylvania Republicans that challenged executive actions expanding voting access on the basis that only state legislatures can regulate federal elections.