Pennsylvania Abruptly Changes Voter Registration Form, Combines With Mail-In Ballot Application

A portion of the newly combined Pennsylvania voter registration application and mail-in ballot request form introduced just 11 weeks before the Nov. 8 midterm elections. Pennsylvania Department of State

In the middle of the election cycle, the Pennsylvania Department of State has suddenly changed its voter registration application form to include a mail-in ballot application.

The applications used to be on separate forms, but this seemingly small clerical change is creating logistical headaches for county election directors and causing voter confusion.