April 9, 2024 | 7:12 AM
Redesigned mail-in, absentee ballot materials in Pa. arriving in voters’ mailboxes soon
Counties must start sending mail-in and absentee ballots out today, many have already started
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November 2, 2022 | 8:26 PM
What the Pa. Supreme Court’s undated ballots order means for the midterms – and beyond
Legal observers say the question of whether to count mail-in ballots with handwritten dating errors is still open.
March 16, 2021 | 12:13 PM
Voter outreach led to big drop in rejected mail ballots
An analysis by The Associated Press found that the rate of rejected ballots was actually lower in November than during last year’s primaries in several politically pivotal states despite an increase in the number of absentee ballots cast.
March 9, 2021 | 5:36 AM
Georgia Senate Republicans pass bill to end no-excuse absentee voting
The legislation, SB 241, would make a number of sweeping changes to Georgia’s election code, most notably cracking down on who is eligible to vote by mail.
March 2, 2021 | 7:40 AM
Georgia House passes elections bill that would limit absentee and early voting
One of the most controversial sections in the bill would mandate that all counties have the same early voting dates and times: three weeks of Monday-through-Friday voting, one mandatory Saturday and then one additional Saturday or Sunday during the first weekend.
November 13, 2020 | 7:44 AM
Court blocks small number of ballots in Pennsylvania over ID
While the Trump campaign’s general counsel, Matt Morgan, called the order a “win” for the campaign, the ballots affected may not have been tabulated yet and are unlikely to affect the outcome of the presidential race in Pennsylvania.
October 28, 2020 | 2:41 PM
Luzerne County will evaluate discarded military ballots
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar described the discarded ballots as a “bad error” but not a matter of intentional fraud.
October 10, 2020 | 8:53 AM
Judge rules against Texas limit of one drop-off site per county for absentee ballots
The lawsuit said the governor was forcing absentee voters to travel farther and to more-crowded locations, increasing the risk to populations already especially vulnerable to the coronavirus.
September 7, 2020 | 6:08 PM
In battleground states like Pennsylvania, absentee ballot rejections could triple
“It is the number one thing that keeps me up at night — the idea that voters will do everything they can to ensure their ballot is returned on time and the system will still fail them.”
April 22, 2020 | 10:37 AM
Pa. voters embrace relaxed absentee ballot rules
But Pa. counties still struggling to prepare for in-person voting