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Common Cause Pennsylvania: Election Night is Not Results Night
As voters head to the polls, Common Cause Pennsylvania is reminding voters that it may take days for election officials to finalize results.
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Katie Scally
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kscally@commoncause.org
(408) 205-1257
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Pa. redesigns mail ballot envelopes to cut down on voter error
Common Cause Pennsylvania's comment on the newly announced redesign of mail-in ballots.
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Editorial: Mail-in ballot dating issue rises from the dead
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Pa. county election officials react to mail-in ballot decision
"This is about making sure that valid votes are counted, regardless of who casts them."
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Common Cause Pennsylvania Celebrates Ballot Design Improvements
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Ballots that arrive in time should be counted, Pennsylvania judge rules
Every eligible person who casts a ballot should have their vote counted.
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Federal judge says Pennsylvania mail-in ballots should still count if dated incorrectly
A federal judge ruled that mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania without accurate handwritten dates on their exterior envelopes must still be counted if they are received in time.
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Erie federal judge’s ruling on mail-in ballots could shape outcome of 2024 election
Federal judge ruled that mail-in ballots without accurate dates handwritten on their exterior envelopes must still be counted if they are received in time.
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Federal judge: Mail-in ballots missing handwritten date must still be counted
A federal judge ruled in favor of voting rights advocates on the issue of mail-in voting.
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Federal judge: Undated and wrongly dated Pennsylvania mail ballots must be counted
A federal judge has ruled that undated or misdated mail ballots must be counted if received on time.
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Judge rules Pa. mail-in ballots returned on time with wrong or missing dates must be counted
A federal judge ruled in favor of Pennsylvania voters, holding that mail ballots cannot be thrown out just because a voter fails to date the exterior envelope. This will prevent tens of thousands of voters from being disenfranchised in future elections!
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Federal Court Rules Pennsylvania Mail Ballots Without a Handwritten Date On the Outer Envelope Must be Counted
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Voting Rights Organizations Call for Accountability in Northhampton County Election Day Programming Error
County must improve pre-election testing, contingency plans, and voter communication efforts
