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In Pennsylvania, elections are overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of State, which provides guidance and enforces election laws. The actual administration is handled by 67 county boards of elections.
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Washington Post: How Philadelphia election workers will race to count votes this fall

Derek Hawkins and Adriana Usero of the Washington Post report on their visit to a Philadelphia election warehouse to observe the processing of mail ballots. Voting by mail is…
September 29, 2024
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Observer Reporter: Secretary of State Schmidt hopes courts bring clarity to mail-in ballot questions

Mike Jones of The Observer-Reporter reports on Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt’s hope that the state Supreme Court will soon bring uniformity to many issues surrounding mail-in ballots. Pennsylvania Secretary…
September 27, 2024
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The Morning Call: Lehigh Valley election 2024: When votes will be counted and how counties are preparing

Anthony Salamone and Grayson Golter of The Morning Call report Northampton and Lehigh counties preparations to count votes in the November election. Christopher Commini knows all eyes will be on…
September 27, 2024
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Fox 43: Pennsylvania election officials undergo safety training to protect poll workers ahead of 2024 election

Matt Klinedinst of Fox 43 reports on Pennsylvania election officials’ safety training in preparation for the November Election. With the 2024 Presidential Election less than two months away, election…
September 25, 2024
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WITF: Pa. Secretary of State Al Schmidt answers questions about the election

WITF reports on Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt’s Question and Answer session  on election security and integrity. Al Schmidt is Pennsylvania’s secretary of state, and, although each county runs…
September 25, 2024
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Penn Capital-Star: Pa. Supreme Court to decide whether Butler County must allow provisional ballots

Ian Karbal of the Pennsylvania Capital-Star reports on the case in front of the  Pennsylvania Supreme Court that would allow voters who make disqualifying mistakes on their mail-in ballots to…
September 23, 2024
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Penn Capital-Star: Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Mail-in ballots with missing or incorrect dates won’t be counted

Peter Hall of the Pennsylvania Capital-Star reports on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling that ballots returned without a date, or with an incorrect date, will not be counted. The ongoing…
September 20, 2024
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Fox 43: Pennsylvania counties prepare to send, receive mail-in ballots

James Corrigan of Fox 43 reports on Pennsylvania counties’ preparations for the mail-in ballot process. Mail-in ballots have yet to be sent out in Pennsylvania, but following the Secretary…
September 19, 2024
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KVTH: Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt debunks election disinformation

Liz Sanders, Cameron Couvillion, and Nick Refuerzo of KVTH report on how Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt debunks election misinformation. As November approaches, top election officials around the…
September 12, 2024
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AP: Pennsylvania voters can cast a provisional ballot if their mail ballot is rejected, court says

Marc Levy of AP reports on a Pennsylvania court’s decision to allow voters to cast provisional ballots if their mail-in ballots are rejected. A court decided Thursday that voters in…
September 6, 2024