Pennsylvania Election Officials Can’t Discard Mail Ballots Over Signatures

Pennsylvania Election Officials Can’t Discard Mail Ballots Over Signatures
Voters cast ballots in primary elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 2, 2020. Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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Pennsylvania mail ballots can no longer be discarded by election officials if they believe a signature does not match the one in the voter’s file, officials in the key battleground state told counties on Sept. 14.

The new guidance issued by Pennsylvania’s Department of State Monday came amid growing concerns that tens of thousands of mail-in ballots could be discarded in the state in the presidential election over technicalities.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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