A Pennsylvania court struck down the state’s mail voting law Friday morning, saying voters must amend the state constitution before such legislation is legal.

The state immediately appealed the ruling to the state Supreme Court, meaning the law will remain in effect during the appeal process. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is composed of five Democrats and two Republicans.

In her ruling earlier Friday, Commonwealth Court Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt, a Republican, wrote: “No-excuse mail-in voting makes the exercise of the franchise more convenient and has been used four times in the history of Pennsylvania. If presented to the people, a constitutional amendment to end the Article VII, Section 1 requirement of in-person voting is likely to be adopted. But a constitutional amendment must be presented to the people and adopted into our fundamental law before legislation authorizing no-excuse mail-in voting can 'be placed upon our statute books'.”

A spokesperson for the Secretary of State's office, Wanda Murren, said mail voting would continue until the state Supreme Court rules on the appeal. Murren said the department's message for Pennsylvania voters was "go ahead and request your mail-in ballot for the May primary election."