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PA should have more time to process mail-in ballot applications, optional secrecy envelopes [View all]
(link) https://www.witf.org/2023/02/06/pennsylvania-should-have-longer-voter-registration-period-optional-mail-in-ballot-secrecy-envelopes-agency-recommends/?mc_cid=38c5e4e748&mc_eid=3ab2f24ac3
Full headline: Pennsylvania should have longer period to process mail-in ballot applications, optional secrecy envelopes, agency recommends
A new Pennsylvania state government report suggests making secrecy envelopes optional, standardizing the use of drop boxes across the state, and clarifying how ballots should be dated.
It was published by the Joint State Government Commission, a bipartisan research agency designed to inform Pennsylvania lawmakers, and presents five proposals designed to eliminate confusion at the polls – and minimize post-election lawsuits.
Project Manager Yvonne Hursh said secrecy envelopes are antiquated, and failing to use one shouldn’t disqualify any otherwise legal votes.
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One of the recommendations includes moving up the deadline to fill out mail-in and absentee ballot applications by at least five days, in part, so votes don’t get lost in the mail.
It was published by the Joint State Government Commission, a bipartisan research agency designed to inform Pennsylvania lawmakers, and presents five proposals designed to eliminate confusion at the polls – and minimize post-election lawsuits.
Project Manager Yvonne Hursh said secrecy envelopes are antiquated, and failing to use one shouldn’t disqualify any otherwise legal votes.
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One of the recommendations includes moving up the deadline to fill out mail-in and absentee ballot applications by at least five days, in part, so votes don’t get lost in the mail.
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The report (PDF format) from the Joint State Government Commission can be downloaded here: http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/documents/ftp/publications/2023-01-11%20ELAB%20Mail-In%20Ballot%201.10.23.pdf
The suggestions are smart and need to be enacted. Our mailed ballot voting has been messed up by the controlling Repukes, who are hoping to disenfranchise as many voters as possible. By law the scanning and counting of mailed ballots cannot begin until after the polls close on Election Day. Scanning the mailed ballots in Allegheny County takes about 3 days, and in the Philadelphia districts it can take as long as 5 days.
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