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Mail-in ballots are now available to voters in 17 Pennsylvania counties. Officials said that ballots should be available statewide sometime during the first week of October.
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Voters elsewhere in the state who have already registered to vote by mail in the November election should begin receiving their mail ballots early in October.
Commonwealth Court two weeks ago had halted enforcement of the handwritten dates on exterior envelopes. The Supreme Court’s reversal of that decision raises the prospect that thousands of ballots that arrive in time might get thrown out in a key swing state in what is expected to be a close presidential contest.
Beck Lawrence went viral last fall after being warned by Hanover’s police chief that they could face charges over an arcane law from 1861 outlawing fortune telling for profit in Pennsylvania.
Jett Biggertt isn’t just a judge of elections in Philadelphia, they’re also a voter. While acknowledging that the “perfect candidate” doesn’t exist, Biggertt said it’s crucial Pennsylvanians turn out and vote this year. “Being passive in our elective process doesn’t achieve the changes that we want to see,” Biggertt said. @keystonenewsroom Jett Biggertt isn’t just…
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued the temporary order, which shortens the appeals window for 2024 election cases from ten days to three.
Kamden Cunningham’s business on top, party in the back hairstyle earned the Luzerne County six-year-old top honors in the kid’s division of the USA Mullet Championship.
The NAACP sued the Western Pa. county earlier this summer as did seven voters whose ballots had been rejected in the April 23 primary, accusing Washington County of violating the constitutional due process rights of voters by deliberately concealing whether their ballot had been counted.
