Voting Info
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Luzerne County residents will be able to use drop boxes to vote in upcoming election
The reversal of a previous decision not to deploy drop boxes came after the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit against the Luzerne County Board of Elections and Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court declines to decide mail-in ballot issues before election
The court rejected a request by voting rights and left-leaning groups to stop counties from throwing out mail-in ballots that lack a handwritten date or have an incorrect date on the return envelope. It also rejected a challenge by Republican political organizations to county election officials letting voters remedy disqualifying mail-in ballot mistakes.
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Luzerne County officials taking measures to fortify security at election office
Election officials in the NEPA county estimate they now spend about 40% of their time on security and working with local law enforcement and emergency managers on election plans.
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These are some of the steps Pennsylvania officials take to make sure elections are safe and secure
Baseless claims of election fraud by Donald Trump put Pennsylvania in the spotlight during the 2020 election. Before more ‘big lies’ materialize this campaign season, learn about the measures state officials take to protect democracy on Election Day.
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With early voting underway in Pennsylvania, counties are opening additional election offices
Mail ballots are now available in 22 counties, giving Pennsylvania voters the opportunity to cast their vote early through the mail, in person at their county election office, or via drop box if available in their area.
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How do Pennsylvania service members and others who are overseas vote?
In Pennsylvania, similar to most states, military voters and certain overseas civilian voters can also vote absentee in state and local elections.
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Luzerne County manager sued over plans to end use of drop boxes for mail-in ballots
The lawsuit accuses County Manager Romilda Crocamo of violating state election law and it claims her policy will “lead to irreparable harm to the voting rights” in Luzerne County.
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Where are mail-in ballots available in Pennsylvania?
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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Washington County must tell voters if it counted their mail-in ballot, court rules
The ruling comes after election workers in the Republican-controlled county refused to tell voters whether their mail-in ballot would be counted in April’s primary election.
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How are Pennsylvania’s voting machines tested ahead of Election Day?
All election equipment used by Pennsylvania counties — ranging from ballot-marking devices used for some in-person voting to machines that tabulate mail and absentee ballots — is put through a pre-election stress test known as logic and accuracy testing. This is how it works.
