Articles for Pennsylvania Elections

How Ballots Are Secured and Collected in Pennsylvania
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Ballots Are Secured and Collected in Pennsylvania

Associated Press  

Pennsylvania counties implement strict security measures to ensure the integrity of ballots during the election process. Poll workers and county election officials utilize chain of custody documentation and secure containers to safeguard ballots throughout the transportation process. Ballot drop boxes are also handled with strict protocols to maintain the secrecy and integrity of the collected ballots.

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Pennsylvania's Strict Voting Laws Put to the Test in Election Court Battle
1 month, 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 …

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How do Pennsylvania service members and others who are overseas vote?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How do Pennsylvania service members and others who are overseas vote?

Associated Press  

Military members stationed overseas face unique challenges when it comes to voting. In an AP interview, Mercer County Elections and Voter Registration Director Thad Hall says federal voters face different deadlines in Pennsylvania than military voters and overseas civilian voters. Pennsylvania’s military and overseas civilian voters While these voters can request their absentee ballot in a variety of ways, such …

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Why do election experts oppose hand-counting ballots?
3 months, 1 week ago

Why do election experts oppose hand-counting ballots?

Associated Press  

What is the most accurate way to count votes in U.S. elections? Election experts resoundingly agree that hand-counting ballots takes longer than counting with machines, it’s less reliable, and it’s a logistical nightmare for U.S. elections — including in Pennsylvania. AP AUDIO: Why do election experts oppose hand-counting ballots? In an AP interview, government professor at Harvard University Stephen Ansolabehere …

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Can noncitizens vote in Pennsylvania elections?
3 months, 1 week ago

Can noncitizens vote in Pennsylvania elections?

Associated Press  

U.S. law bans noncitizens from voting in federal elections, such as races for president, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. In an AP interview, political science professor at San Francisco State University Ron Hayduk says a study by the Brennan Center for Justice Found limited evidence of voter fraud. The department is “not aware of any instances of noncitizens …

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US Elections: Indian-origin Tulsi Gabbard, who ran for president in 2020, endorses Trump against Kamala Harris
3 months, 4 weeks ago

US Elections: Indian-origin Tulsi Gabbard, who ran for president in 2020, endorses Trump against Kamala Harris

India TV News  

Michigan: Former US Democratic Representative Tulsi Gabbard formally endorsed ex-President Donald Trump's presidential bid against Kamala Harris on Monday, furthering her shift away from the party she had represented four years ago. Tulsi Gabbard vs Kamala Harris At the Arlington Cemetery, Trump laid wreaths in honour of three of the slain service members — Sgt Nicole Gee, Staff Sgt Darin …

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Lawsuit says Pennsylvania county deliberately hid decisions to invalidate some mail-in ballots
5 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 …

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Doug Mastriano shredded by local paper for 'chilling' plans to overturn future elections
2 years, 3 months ago

Doug Mastriano shredded by local paper for 'chilling' plans to overturn future elections

Raw Story  

On Wednesday, the editorial board of The Philadelphia Inquirer released a scathing takedown of GOP gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano, laying out his plans to interfere with elections in the name of former President Donald Trump's conspiracy theories. "Mastriano’s relentless efforts to thwart the results of the 2020 presidential election, spread Donald Trump’s election lies, and suppress votes in future elections …

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