Why Philadelphia won’t finish mail ballots on Election Day, but Pittsburgh will
While Philadelphia officials have publicly blamed counting delays on a state law that says poll workers can begin processing ballots only on the morning of Election Day, the analysis points to other culprits: outdated equipment and less staffing.
Voter registration deadlines, how to request a mail ballot in the Philadelphia region
If you're planning to vote by mail, are you requesting your mail ballot in time? Do you want to vote early? CBS News Philadelphia has plenty of links below to help residents in our area answer all those questions and more ahead of the general election on Nov.
Deadline to register to vote in Pennsylvania is one week away
The deadline to register to vote is one week from Monday. According to pa.gov, the deadline to vote in the November 5 election is October 21. The last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot is October 29.
Philadelphia doesn’t expect to finish counting mail ballots on Election Day. Allegheny County does.
An analysis shows that Allegheny County is much faster at processing mail ballots than Philadelphia, likely because of differences in equipment and staffing.
To cast a Pennsylvania ballot, voters must be registered by Oct. 21
The deadline for Pennsylvanians to register to vote for the 2024 general election is Oct. 21 — 15 days before Election Day on Nov. 5.
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Gov. Greg Abbott boasted that Texas removed 6,500 noncitizens from its voter rolls. That number was likely inflated.
U.S. citizens in at least three counties were removed from the rolls for not responding to questions about their citizenship.
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Noncitizen voting rarely happens. But Wisconsin voters are hearing a lot about it.
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Texas’ voter rolls and noncitizens: What you need to know
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Judge strikes down strict voter assistance rules in Texas’ 2021 rewrite of election laws
Texas Republicans passed the legislation known as Senate Bill 1 after former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election ...
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Signed. Sealed. Rejected.
In Maricopa County, flaws in the process for verifying the identity of mail voters may be leading to disenfranchisement of key voters.
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Tackling the Navajo language barrier
The group of Navajo speakers gathered in Flagstaff were deep into translating the pages stacked in front of them when they ...
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How Texas election officials are dealing with a flood of challenges to voter registrations
Votebeat examines a campaign led by True the Vote that targeted tens of thousands of Texans over their eligibility to vote.
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Four Michigan voters accused of casting two ballots in primary now face felony charges
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Expected Pinal County ruling could affect how many ballots are rejected in Arizona’s November election
A Pinal County judge is set to decide a case Friday that could affect the number of ballots rejected in the county during ...
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U.S. citizens aren’t guaranteed the right to vote. Just ask the people of Guam.
In the U.S. territories, U.S. citizens have significantly different voting rights from those living in the 50 states, or even ...
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It’s too close to Election Day to consider changing mail ballot rules, PA Supreme Court says
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization ...