Philadelphia Imposes Last-Minute Change to How Votes Are Counted

Voters arrive to cast ballots in the midterm election at a polling place in a school in Philadelphia, Pa., on Nov. 8, 2022. Ryan Collerd/AFP via Getty Images

Officials in Pennsylvania’s most populous city imposed last-minute changes on Nov. 8 to ballot processing that could delay the vote count.

In a 2–1 vote during a special meeting, the Philadelphia city commissioners decided to amend how ballots are processed.