Pennsylvania's Ballot Battle: A Timeline of Election Night
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Pennsylvania's Ballot Battle: A Timeline of Election Night

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The article discusses the potential length of time it will take to determine the winner of Pennsylvania in the 2024 US presidential election. Pennsylvania is crucial to both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and the outcome of the election could have significant implications for the political landscape of the country.

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A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules
4 months, 1 week ago

A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The recount underway in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race marks the end of a chaotic post-election period that has become the latest example of how disputed election rules can expose weak points in a core function of American democracy. Several Democratic-controlled county election boards have been counting mail-in ballots in which the voter either wrote the wrong date …

Trump wins Pennsylvania, delivering harsh blow to Harris campaign
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump wins Pennsylvania, delivering harsh blow to Harris campaign

NPR  

Trump wins Pennsylvania, delivering harsh blow to Harris campaign toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. Former President Donald Trump has won the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Securing the state’s 19 electoral votes is a major victory for Trump …

Why Pennsylvania’s election results will take time to count
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Pennsylvania’s election results will take time to count

Raw Story  

The country is unlikely to know who wins the battleground state of Pennsylvania on election night. Prior to 2020, local election officials never needed to count such a large number of ballots received through the mail, and news organizations could typically announce Pennsylvania’s unofficial winner quickly. Counting may also take less time because election officials have more experience counting the …

Pennsylvania's Strict Mail Ballot Rules May Create Provisional Ballot Crisis on Election Day
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pennsylvania's Strict Mail Ballot Rules May Create Provisional Ballot Crisis on Election Day

Hindustan Times  

Pennsylvania's mail ballot rules may create a provisional ballot crisis on election day. With around 390,000 mail ballots still outstanding and a deadline of 8 p.m. for receipt, many voters may have to vote in person to ensure their voices are heard. However, voters encountering issues with their mail ballots can opt for provisional ballots on Election Day.

Tracking the Status of Your Ballot in the 2024 US Presidential Election
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tracking the Status of Your Ballot in the 2024 US Presidential Election

Hindustan Times  

The 2024 US presidential election is nearing its conclusion, with nearly 34.4 million mail-in ballots having been returned. The process of tallying these ballots takes longer and depends on the state, with final confirmation taking several weeks. However, voters can track the status of their ballots online in many states, providing a sense of reassurance and control over the voting …

US Election 2024: In all swing states, why Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are eyeing Pennsylvania the most?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

US Election 2024: In all swing states, why Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are eyeing Pennsylvania the most?

Live Mint  

On the final day of a fiercely contested US presidential election, both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris confidently predicted victory as they campaigned across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania holds the largest number of Electoral College votes among the seven battleground states expected to decide the election, making it a critical focal point in the final push for votes. The results of the …

Pennsylvania Showdown: Harris, Trump Leave Final Campaigns in Pivotal State
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pennsylvania Showdown: Harris, Trump Leave Final Campaigns in Pivotal State

Hindustan Times  

Pennsylvania will be the stage for a pivotal showdown in the US Presidential Election 2024 as incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump gear up for their final campaign hours in the swing state. Both candidates will hold rallies across three states, with Pennsylvania being a central focus for both campaigns. Harris will focus on connecting with …

When will Pennsylvania declare its election result?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

When will Pennsylvania declare its election result?

The Telegraph  

Pennsylvania is arguably the most important individual race in the election, offering both candidates a pathway to the 270 electoral college votes needed to secure the White House. Pennsylvania is also one of seven states – two of which are swing states – that do not allow election workers to begin processing absentee or mail ballots until after 7am on …

"No truth to the allegation": Trump claims "cheating" in Pennsylvania as voters brave bomb threats
4 months, 3 weeks ago

"No truth to the allegation": Trump claims "cheating" in Pennsylvania as voters brave bomb threats

Salon  

PHILADELPHIA — Standing beside a table on the edge of campus adorned with "Hotties for Harris" signs, University of Pennsylvania student Olivia West explained that she was worried about her freedom. Posting from his residence in Florida, Trump claimed on his website Tuesday afternoon, just hours before polls closed, that there was a "lot of talk about massive CHEATING in …

Watch live: Harris makes a final bid for Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch live: Harris makes a final bid for Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes

The Independent  

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Pennsylvania Election Lawsuit Surge Shows Why It’s a Top Prize
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pennsylvania Election Lawsuit Surge Shows Why It’s a Top Prize

Live Mint  

Pennsylvania is emerging as the jackpot in the hotly contested presidential race, drawing both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in frenzied campaigning on the eve of the election, along with a surge in legal cases from both sides. Republicans appealed after Pennsylvania’s highest court ruled the state must count provisional ballots cast by voters whose mail-in ballots are disqualified for …

Thousands of Pennsylvania voters have had their mail ballot applications challenged
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands of Pennsylvania voters have had their mail ballot applications challenged

NPR  

Thousands of Pennsylvania voters have had their mail ballot applications challenged toggle caption Hannah Beier/Getty Images PHILADELPHIA — Thousands of last-minute challenges to voters’ mail ballot applications, along with baseless claims by former President Donald Trump about an investigation into suspicious voter registration forms, are adding pressure on Pennsylvania county officials in the election's final hours. Thousands of challenges target …

Vote-counting rules in battleground states complicate when a winner is likely to be named
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Vote-counting rules in battleground states complicate when a winner is likely to be named

LA Times  

Unless polling that portends a paper-thin margin between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump is completely wrong — a possibility because of dizzying changes in how voters cast ballots as well as a pandemic-prompted overhaul of election laws — Americans should plan on going to bed Tuesday night without knowing who won the White House. It’s hard to …

Blow for Republicans as Supreme Court allows contested ballots in neck-and-neck Pennsylvania to be counted
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Blow for Republicans as Supreme Court allows contested ballots in neck-and-neck Pennsylvania to be counted

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The justices left in place a state Supreme Court ruling that elections officials must …

Pennsylvania's Strict Voting Laws Put to the Test in Election Court Battle
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pennsylvania's Strict Voting Laws Put to the Test in Election Court Battle

Hindustan Times  

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in the state's presidential election. The ruling is a victory for voting-rights advocates, who had sought to force counties to let voters cast a provisional ballot on Election Day if their mail-in ballot was to be rejected for …

Republicans ask Pennsylvania court to put on hold decision on mail ballot envelope rules
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Republicans ask Pennsylvania court to put on hold decision on mail ballot envelope rules

LA Times  

Mail-in ballots are handled in a secure area at the elections warehouse in Pittsburgh in April. Republicans wasted no time in appealing a Pennsylvania court decision that would relax the rules for mail ballots, asking the state Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse a lower court opinion issued one day earlier. The Commonwealth Court, in a 3-2 decision, said 69 …

Republicans are asking the Supreme Court to void thousands of ballots in PA – a week before the election
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Republicans are asking the Supreme Court to void thousands of ballots in PA – a week before the election

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Thousands …

Time is Running Out for Pennsylvanians to Request a Mail Ballot and Submit It to Vote in the Nov. 5 General Election
5 months ago

Time is Running Out for Pennsylvanians to Request a Mail Ballot and Submit It to Vote in the Nov. 5 General Election

Associated Press  

Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot deadline is approaching, with the deadline to request a ballot Tuesday at 5 p.m. Voters can request a ballot at their county elections office or online through the Department of State. Counties have different policies for notifying voters of errors on return envelopes, but the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled that any voter who attempted to vote …

Pennsylvania's Election Day: A Ballot Battle for the Future of the Nation
5 months, 1 week ago

Pennsylvania's Election Day: A Ballot Battle for the Future of the Nation

Associated Press  

Pennsylvania is a key battleground in the 2024 presidential election, with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress and the state Legislature hanging in the balance. With its 19 electoral votes, Pennsylvania is one of the largest prize states in the battleground states, and its outcome could have significant implications for the outcome of the election. The …

In a close election, here are three legal disputes that could reach the Supreme Court
5 months, 1 week ago

In a close election, here are three legal disputes that could reach the Supreme Court

LA Times  

In a nail-biter election Nov. 5, expect the losing side to challenge the results in court. Two weeks ago, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court refused to rule on mail-ballot errors, leaving the state’s 67 counties to decide on how to proceed. A state appeals court agreed in August, holding that it violated the state Constitution to throw out ballots because of …

Voting gets underway in Pennsylvania, as counties mail ballots and open satellite election offices
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Voting gets underway in Pennsylvania, as counties mail ballots and open satellite election offices

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Voting has begun in earnest in the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania, as counties increasingly begin mailing out ballots, offering over-the-counter voting in election offices and opening other avenues to voting. Montgomery County, the state’s third-most populous county, has started mailing out ballots and, on Friday, it …

Trump is trying to have it both ways with mail-in voting
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump is trying to have it both ways with mail-in voting

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He claimed there were “shenanigans” with mail-in ballots …

Court takes 'naked ballots' case over Pennsylvania mail-in voting
6 months, 1 week ago

Court takes 'naked ballots' case over Pennsylvania mail-in voting

Hindustan Times  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania's highest court on Friday said it will consider whether counties must accept provisional ballots cast on election day at polling places by voters whose mail-in ballots lacked secrecy envelopes or were rejected for other flaws. Court takes 'naked ballots' case over Pennsylvania mail-in voting It could determine the fate of thousands of votes that could otherwise …

Court takes ‘naked ballots’ case over Pennsylvania mail-in voting
6 months, 1 week ago

Court takes ‘naked ballots’ case over Pennsylvania mail-in voting

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Friday said it will consider whether counties must accept provisional ballots cast on election day at polling places by voters whose mail-in ballots lacked secrecy envelopes or were rejected for other flaws. The Supreme Court took up the appeal from a Commonwealth Court …

Pennsylvania court rejects Cornel West’s bid to get on ballot and clears way for mail voting
6 months, 1 week ago

Pennsylvania court rejects Cornel West’s bid to get on ballot and clears way for mail voting

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld a lower court ruling that rejected a bid to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the ballot for the November election in the battleground state. The decision also sets in motion the process for counties to start printing, testing and …

Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling issued Friday that could impact the presidential race. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley in a release called it a major victory for election integrity “that will protect …

Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules

CNN  

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania AP — Pennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling issued Friday that could impact the presidential race. The Supreme Court’s reversal of that decision raises the prospect that thousands of ballots that arrive in time might …

Pennsylvania voters can cast a provisional ballot if their mail ballot is rejected, court says
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pennsylvania voters can cast a provisional ballot if their mail ballot is rejected, court says

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A court decided Thursday that voters in the presidential battleground of Pennsylvania can cast provisional ballots in place of mail-in ballots that are rejected for a garden-variety mistake they made when they returned it. The three-member panel ruled that nothing in state law prevented Republican-controlled Butler County from counting two voters’ provisional ballots in the April 23 …

GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election
6 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election

Associated Press  

Before voters even begin casting ballots, Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a sprawling legal fight over the 2024 election through a series of court disputes that could even run past Nov. 5 if results are close. After Donald Trump made " election integrity " a key part of his party’s platform following his false claims of widespread voter fraud …

Court stops Pennsylvania counties from throwing out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Court stops Pennsylvania counties from throwing out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A state court Friday halted enforcement of a requirement that voters include accurate, handwritten dates on envelopes used to submit mail-in ballots, a ruling likely to keep several thousand Pennsylvania votes from being thrown out in the November election. “The refusal to count undated or incorrectly dated but timely mail ballots submitted by otherwise eligible voters because …

Pennsylvania county broke law by refusing to tell voters if it rejected their ballot, judge says
7 months ago

Pennsylvania county broke law by refusing to tell voters if it rejected their ballot, judge says

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Republican-controlled county in Pennsylvania violated state law when election workers refused to tell voters that their mail-in ballot had been rejected and wouldn’t be counted in last April’s primary election, a judge ruled. As a result, voters in Washington County were unable to exercise their legal right either to challenge the decision of the county elections …

Pennsylvania’s long-running dispute over dates on mail-in voting ballots is back in the courts
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Pennsylvania’s long-running dispute over dates on mail-in voting ballots is back in the courts

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A technical requirement that Pennsylvania voters write accurate dates on the exterior envelope of mail-in ballots was again the subject of a court proceeding on Thursday as advocates argued the mandate unfairly leads to otherwise valid votes being thrown out. They argued that enforcing the date requirement infringes upon voting rights and that none of the prior …

Lawsuit says Pennsylvania county deliberately hid decisions to invalidate some mail-in ballots
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lawsuit says Pennsylvania county deliberately hid decisions to invalidate some mail-in ballots

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania county’s elected commissioners were sued Monday over a policy adopted for this year’s primary in which people whose mail-in ballots were disqualified for technical violations say they were purposely not informed in time to fix errors. Seven disqualified primary voters, the local NAACP branch and the Center for Coalfield Justice sued Washington County’s election …

Partisan gridlock prevents fixes to Pennsylvania’s voting laws as presidential election looms
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Partisan gridlock prevents fixes to Pennsylvania’s voting laws as presidential election looms

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is seeing lots of action targeting gaps in its vote-by-mail laws. The state also has a U.S. Senate contest between Democratic incumbent Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick that will help determine control of the chamber, increasing scrutiny on election offices if lawmakers can’t break a partisan stalemate and vote-counting is slowed by mailed ballots. …

New court challenge filed in Pennsylvania to prevent some mail-in ballots from getting thrown out
10 months ago

New court challenge filed in Pennsylvania to prevent some mail-in ballots from getting thrown out

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new lawsuit filed Tuesday by a constellation of left-leaning groups in Pennsylvania is trying to prevent thousands of mail-in ballots from being thrown out in November’s election in a battleground state that is expected to play a critical role in selecting a new president. The lawsuit, filed in a state court, is the latest of perhaps …

Pennsylvania sees fewer mail ballots rejected for technicalities, a priority for election officials
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Pennsylvania sees fewer mail ballots rejected for technicalities, a priority for election officials

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania election officials said Wednesday that the rate of mail-in ballots rejected for technicalities, like a missing date, saw a significant drop in last month’s primary election after state officials tried anew to help voters avoid mistakes that might get their ballots thrown out. Pennsylvania’s top election official, Secretary of State Al Schmidt, said counties reported a …

Democrats advance election bill in Pennsylvania long sought by counties to process ballots faster
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Democrats advance election bill in Pennsylvania long sought by counties to process ballots faster

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill long sought by counties seeking help to manage huge influxes of mail-in ballots during elections in the presidential battleground state and to avoid a repeat of 2020’s drawn-out vote count. Counties have sought that kind of a provision for years, even before 2020’s presidential election, to give them …

Pennsylvania redesigned its mail-in ballot envelopes amid litigation. Some voters still tripped up
11 months ago

Pennsylvania redesigned its mail-in ballot envelopes amid litigation. Some voters still tripped up

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. HARRISBURG, Pa. — A form Pennsylvania voters must complete on the outside of mail-in ballot return envelopes has been redesigned, but that did not prevent some voters from failing to complete it accurately for this week’s primary, and some votes will not count as a result, election officials said. The …

Pennsylvania election denier Scott Perry begs Republicans to vote by mail
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pennsylvania election denier Scott Perry begs Republicans to vote by mail

Raw Story  

CAMP HILL— U.S. Rep. Scott Perry made his expected annual visit to the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference on Friday, but challenged his fellow conservatives to embrace a method of voting that is popular with Democrats: vote-by-mail. David McCormick, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, told the audience Friday that “it’s something we’ve got to embrace or we’re going to lose.” Just outside …

Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot dating rule is legal under civil rights law, appeals court says
1 year ago

Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot dating rule is legal under civil rights law, appeals court says

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A requirement for Pennsylvania voters to put accurate handwritten dates on the outside envelopes of their mail-in ballots does not run afoul of a civil rights law, a federal appeals court panel said Wednesday, overturning a lower court ruling. In the court’s opinion, Judge Thomas Ambro said the section of the 1964 Civil Rights Act that the …

Pennsylvania sets up election security task force ahead of 2024 presidential contest
1 year, 1 month ago

Pennsylvania sets up election security task force ahead of 2024 presidential contest

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Shapiro created the Pennsylvania Election Threats Task Force, after the state became a magnet for baseless allegations about election fraud and failed lawsuits in an effort to undo Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 victory there and keep then-President Donald Trump in power. Partners include U.S. attorney’s offices, the state attorney general’s …

US appeals court to decide if Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with wrong date still count
1 year, 1 month ago

US appeals court to decide if Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with wrong date still count

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court must decide if Pennsylvania voters need to put accurate handwritten dates on the outside envelopes of their mail-in ballots for the votes to count, a dispute with implications for this year’s presidential contest. Ari Savitzky, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union representing several voter groups, told the court that more than 10,000 …

'Thousands of mail ballots not counted': PA fixing issue that disenfranchised 17K voters
1 year, 3 months ago

'Thousands of mail ballots not counted': PA fixing issue that disenfranchised 17K voters

Raw Story  

Pennsylvania played a key role in deciding the last two presidential elections, and appears poised to be similarly decisive in the 2024 race. According to WPSU, Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro is now working in conjunction with Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt to fix issues with Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot system that can be confusing for some voters. Currently, commonwealth law …

Pennsylvania is trying to help voters avoid mistakes that would invalidate their mail ballot
1 year, 3 months ago

Pennsylvania is trying to help voters avoid mistakes that would invalidate their mail ballot

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is trying anew to help voters using mail-in ballots in the battleground state avoid mistakes that might get their ballot thrown out in 2024’s presidential election and beyond. The effort comes amid a partisan stalemate in Pennsylvania’s Legislature and court battles over provisions in the state’s four-year-old mail-in voting law that have led counties to throw …

Federal judge says Pennsylvania mail-in ballots should still count if dated incorrectly
1 year, 4 months ago

Federal judge says Pennsylvania mail-in ballots should still count if dated incorrectly

Associated Press  

Mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania without accurate handwritten dates on their exterior envelopes must still be counted if they are received in time, a judge ruled Tuesday, concluding that rejecting such ballots violates federal civil rights law. Josh Shapiro, which oversees elections statewide, said in a statement that it is reviewing the court’s decision, “but we are pleased with the result.” …

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania’s general election
1 year, 4 months ago

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania’s general election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Voters in Tuesday’s general election in Pennsylvania will fill a vacant state Supreme Court seat that could play a significant role on voting-related cases during the 2024 presidential campaign. The Associated Press will provide coverage for eight contests: state Supreme Court justice, Commonwealth Court judge, Superior Court judge, Philadelphia mayor, Philadelphia City Council Districts 3, 10 and at-large …

Election Day ballot problems in Pennsylvania county examined
2 years ago

Election Day ballot problems in Pennsylvania county examined

Associated Press  

Election Day shortages of the paper needed to run voting machinery caused significant problems in a northeastern Pennsylvania county in November, but the extent of the problem or what caused it are still unclear, witnesses told a congressional committee Tuesday. The fact-finding, billed by the Republican majority as a look into “government voter suppression” in Luzerne, included anecdotal reports of …

Majority of 16k canceled Pa. mail-in ballots were from Dems
2 years, 2 months ago

Majority of 16k canceled Pa. mail-in ballots were from Dems

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — New data from Pennsylvania’s elections agency shows an early November state court decision that barred mail-in ballots without accurate handwritten dates on their exterior envelopes resulted in otherwise valid votes being thrown out. “There is no similar automatic notification system for voters who do not provide an email address when applying for a mail ballot.” Pennsylvania Democrats …

Suit seeks to have mail-in votes lacking dates counted
2 years, 4 months ago

Suit seeks to have mail-in votes lacking dates counted

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Several Pennsylvania groups represented by the American Civil Liberties Union have filed suit in federal court seeking to have votes from mail-in or absentee ballots counted even if they lack proper dates on their return envelopes. The suit filed Friday night in western Pennsylvania by state chapters of the NAACP, League of Women Voters, and Common Cause …

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