Stories tagged: "vote by mail"
Because of the way votes are counted in Pennsylvania, we are likely to see another election cycle in which things shift as the counting progresses.
If you’re concerned your mail ballot is incorrectly dated, lacks a signature, or isn’t enclosed in a secrecy envelope, you can check online.
With the midterm election almost here, counties in Pennsylvania are gearing up for the vote counting process. With close to 9 million registered voters in the state, and almost one million mail-in ballots already returned, it could take some time before we know the winners.
Pennsylvania is one of a handful of states that can really go either way when it comes to elections, so all eyes are on the commonwealth this Tuesday. Where do Pennsylvania’s early voting totals stand as of Thursday? Here’s some insight.
Bottom line after Tuesday’s ruling: If you want your mail-in ballot to count, make sure there’s an accurate, handwritten date on the return envelope.
If you plan to vote by mail in Pennsylvania, make sure to date your ballot. While your ballot might still be counted even if you don’t date it, it’s best not to leave it to chance or to the whims of the Supreme Court, which on Tuesday injected confusion into whether undated ballots would be counted in November’s elections.
Wolf administration scores victory in a lawsuit over whether mail-in ballots that lack handwritten dates on their return envelopes should be counted.
