The 2023 general election saw more ballot errors than any election in the state’s recent history. And the most errors are often happening where experienced election directors have left.
Jay Schneider knew Election Day would be a hard job. Despite the stress and a few setbacks, he pulled off a smooth experience for voters in Chester County.
Poll workers often don’t get the credit they deserve. When Chester County needed Schneider to step up, he did, and learned about elections along the way.
“Now, if a voter fails to sign or date an absentee envelope, this court order clears the way for that voter to go to the Election Day polling place to cast a ballot,” Delaware County Elections Director Jim Allen said.
The 2024 primary is currently set for April 23, late in the presidential primary season and in conflict with Passover.
PA’s Department of State reaches agreement after advocates raised concerns in 2019 with a new voting machine that glitched and compromised voter privacy in its first year.
In seven states, Trump allies sent electoral votes to Congress despite his loss. Some are facing investigations and criminal charges. But the saga has a twist in the Keystone State.
After rejecting voters’ flawed mail ballots, the county then refused to count their in-person votes, too — allegedly because they misread the law.
In Butler, Lancaster, and Schuylkill counties, these candidates will likely hold a majority on their board of election.
“This bill would provide Pennsylvania students with the necessary critical thinking skills and knowledge to evaluate the accuracy of news stories for themselves,” said state Sen. Katie Muth.
The author of “The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy” joins Editor Cyril Mychalejko on this week’s episode of The Signal.
Buried within the bill is language that would create federal education private school vouchers and provide a tax dodge for the wealthy while eroding the public school system in favor of taxpayer-subsidized discrimination.
“I’m extraordinarily disappointed and angry that the majority of the board chose to ignore the very real concerns and wishes of their constituents in an apparent bid to further their own agendas,” said Nicole Lynch, a Centennial parent from Southampton Township.
“It is infuriating that Republicans in Congress are willing to make our children go hungry so they can give tax breaks to the already rich,” Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig told States Newsroom.
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