re: If the Pennsylvania SOS said they weren't counting any white votes from the election?

It's Article II, Section 1:

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Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress.

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Here's what I mean when I say it's not clear to me: the text says "in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct". In Pennsylvania, the Legislature passed election laws that were presented to and signed by the Governor. The laws do not dictate everything (for example, the location of polling places, the equipment used, etc.), nor could they. When the law is silent, and the SOS takes some action, 99% of the time it's fine. So it would seem to me that the US Supreme Court would not find a violation of the federal constitution unless the SOS does something that contradicts Pennsylvania law. Otherwise elections would be completely unworkable.

So what did the SOS do that contradicts Pennsylvania law?