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Yahoo
04-06-2025
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96 mail-in ballots not counted in Union County due to postage issue
LEWISBURG — Nearly 100 mail-in ballots in Union County were unable to be counted for the primary election on May 20 due to issues with postage dates. At Tuesday's public meeting, Union County Election Director Laura Seward said 96 mail-in votes were not counted because they were received after 8 p.m. on Election Day. Many of the ballots had two postmarks on them. 'A large number of those 96 have double postmark stamps,' Seward said. 'They were postmarked in Harrisburg twice. If we had received them after the first postmark, we would have received them in time, and they would have been counted.' Seward said she notified the Pennsylvania Department of State. They have a liaison that works directly with the post office. They will be reaching out to them to discuss the issue. Seward said 3,940 people voted in the May 20 election, including 1,286 mail-in votes. That's a turnout of 17.9 percent. Comparatively, May 2021 had a 31 percent turnout and May 2023 had a 25 percent turnout. The election results will be certified by the Pennsylvania Department of State on Monday, Seward said. 'We have submitted our first signing to certify our election results with the Department of State,' Seward said. 'There is a five-day rest period. After that, we can officially certify our election results. That will be on June 9.' After the certification, nine successful write-in candidates will be notified of the results, Seward said.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
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What time do polls open and close in Pa.? All the information you need for primary Election Day 2025
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's 2025 primary election is here. Democrats and Republicans will head to the polls to select candidates to fill one vacancy each on Commonwealth Court and Superior Court, and to vote in municipal races. The winners will face each other during the Nov. 4 general election. Voters who aren't affiliated with a major party can still vote today on local ballot initiatives. Check your county's election website to find a sample ballot. Here are answers to some of your most frequently asked questions: Today! Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. As long as you are in line to vote by 8 p.m., you are entitled to cast a ballot. You can find your polling location on the Pennsylvania Department of State website. You can check your voter registration online. Search using your name, county, ZIP code, and birthday, or by entering your driver's license or PennDOT identification card number. Use the same instructions as above to check your voter registration online. The information will be displayed there. No. Unfortunately, May 5 was the deadline to register to vote in this election. Yes. May 5 was the deadline to make registration changes for this election. Yes! A voter is marked inactive if they have not voted for two consecutive federal election cycles and haven't responded to a county notice about their registration. If that's your status, you can still vote on May 20. You'll just have to sign a form confirming your eligibility when you visit your polling place. If you moved within Pennsylvania less than 30 days before the election, you have to vote at the polling place for your old address. If you moved within the commonwealth more than 30 days ago but haven't yet updated your registration, you can vote at the polling place for your old address for one election. If you have specifically moved from one county to another, you must fill out a form at the polling place for your old address, informing them of your new address and county. This will allow officials to update your voter registration in both counties after the election. Once they do that, you will get a new voter registration card matching your new address. Read more in the 'If you move' section of the Pennsylvania Department of State's website. If this is your first time voting or your first time voting since changing addresses, you'll need to bring proof of identification. This can include any government-issued ID, such as a driver's license or U.S. passport, a utility bill or bank statement that includes your name and address, or a military or student ID. See the full list of options here. You can check the status of your mail ballot online. Your county must receive your ballot by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Do not put your ballot in the mail, as it will not arrive by the deadline. Instead, drop it off at your county election office or at a satellite location or drop box, if your county offers those options. See a full list of ballot drop-off locations. Follow all the instructions to make sure your ballot is counted. If you have not received your mail ballot, you can still vote in person at your polling location. A poll worker will offer you a provisional ballot, which will be counted after election officials confirm you did not submit a mail ballot. Bring all your mail ballot components, including the envelopes, to your polling place and turn them over to poll workers. You'll be required to sign a form declaring that you haven't voted by mail. After that, you should be allowed to vote at the precinct. Read Spotlight PA's complete coverage, including candidate and election guides, court explainers, important cases, and more, at our 2025 Election Center. A complete listing of Spotlight PA voter guides and coverage: Pa. primary election 2025: A complete guide to candidates for Commonwealth and Superior Courts Pa. primary election 2025: A guide to vetting local and judicial candidates Pa. primary election 2025: Everything you need to know about requesting, filling out, and returning your mail ballot Pa. primary election 2025: Everything college students need to know about voting Pa. primary election 2025: A complete guide to Reading City Council president candidates Pa. primary election 2025: A complete guide to the candidates for State College school board Pa.'s independent voters are growing in number. Here's why they still can't vote in primaries. Quiz: See the best State College school board candidates for you Quiz: See the best Pittsburgh mayoral candidate for you En Español: Elecciones primarias 2025 en Pa.: Cómo convertirse en trabajador electoral el 20 de mayo Elecciones primarias 2025 en Pa.: Todo lo que necesita saber sobre cómo solicitar, llenar y devolver su papeleta de voto por correo Elecciones primarias 2025 en Pa.: Una guía completa de quién está en la papeleta de las primarias, cuándo votar, cómo votar, dónde votar, emitir votos por correo y más Elecciones primarias 2025 en Pa.: Guía completa de los candidatos a la presidencia del Concejo Municipal de Reading BEFORE YOU GO… If you learned something from this article, pay it forward and contribute to Spotlight PA at Spotlight PA is funded by foundations and readers like you who are committed to accountability journalism that gets results.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
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What time do polls open and close Tuesday in Pa.? All the information you need for primary Election Day 2025.
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's 2025 primary election is here. Democrats and Republicans will head to the polls to select candidates to fill one vacancy each on Commonwealth Court and Superior Court, and to vote in municipal races. The winners will face each other during the Nov. 4 general election. Voters who aren't affiliated with a major party can still vote today on local ballot initiatives. Check your county's election website to find a sample ballot. Here are answers to some of your most frequently asked questions: Today! Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. As long as you are in line to vote by 8 p.m., you are entitled to cast a ballot. You can find your polling location on the Pennsylvania Department of State website. You can check your voter registration online. Search using your name, county, ZIP code, and birthday, or by entering your driver's license or PennDOT identification card number. Use the same instructions as above to check your voter registration online. The information will be displayed there. No. Unfortunately, May 5 was the deadline to register to vote in this election. Yes. May 5 was the deadline to make registration changes for this election. Yes! A voter is marked inactive if they have not voted for two consecutive federal election cycles and haven't responded to a county notice about their registration. If that's your status, you can still vote on May 20. You'll just have to sign a form confirming your eligibility when you visit your polling place. If you moved within Pennsylvania less than 30 days before the election, you have to vote at the polling place for your old address. If you moved within the commonwealth more than 30 days ago but haven't yet updated your registration, you can vote at the polling place for your old address for one election. If you have specifically moved from one county to another, you must fill out a form at the polling place for your old address, informing them of your new address and county. This will allow officials to update your voter registration in both counties after the election. Once they do that, you will get a new voter registration card matching your new address. Read more in the 'If you move' section of the Pennsylvania Department of State's website. If this is your first time voting or your first time voting since changing addresses, you'll need to bring proof of identification. This can include any government-issued ID, such as a driver's license or U.S. passport, a utility bill or bank statement that includes your name and address, or a military or student ID. See the full list of options here. You can check the status of your mail ballot online. Your county must receive your ballot by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Do not put your ballot in the mail, as it will not arrive by the deadline. Instead, drop it off at your county election office or at a satellite location or drop box, if your county offers those options. See a full list of ballot drop-off locations. Follow all the instructions to make sure your ballot is counted. If you have not received your mail ballot, you can still vote in person at your polling location. A poll worker will offer you a provisional ballot, which will be counted after election officials confirm you did not submit a mail ballot. Bring all your mail ballot components, including the envelopes, to your polling place and turn them over to poll workers. You'll be required to sign a form declaring that you haven't voted by mail. After that, you should be allowed to vote at the precinct. Read Spotlight PA's complete coverage, including candidate and election guides, court explainers, important cases, and more, at our 2025 Election Center. A complete listing of Spotlight PA voter guides and coverage: Pa. primary election 2025: A complete guide to candidates for Commonwealth and Superior Courts Pa. primary election 2025: A guide to vetting local and judicial candidates Pa. primary election 2025: Everything you need to know about requesting, filling out, and returning your mail ballot Pa. primary election 2025: Everything college students need to know about voting Pa. primary election 2025: A complete guide to Reading City Council president candidates Pa. primary election 2025: A complete guide to the candidates for State College school board Pa.'s independent voters are growing in number. Here's why they still can't vote in primaries. Quiz: See the best State College school board candidates for you Quiz: See the best Pittsburgh mayoral candidate for you En Español: Elecciones primarias 2025 en Pa.: Cómo convertirse en trabajador electoral el 20 de mayo Elecciones primarias 2025 en Pa.: Todo lo que necesita saber sobre cómo solicitar, llenar y devolver su papeleta de voto por correo Elecciones primarias 2025 en Pa.: Una guía completa de quién está en la papeleta de las primarias, cuándo votar, cómo votar, dónde votar, emitir votos por correo y más Elecciones primarias 2025 en Pa.: Guía completa de los candidatos a la presidencia del Concejo Municipal de Reading If you learned something from this article, pay it forward and contribute to Spotlight PA at Spotlight PA is funded by foundations and readers like you who are committed to accountability journalism that gets results. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Less than 60% of Pennsylvania's mail ballots returned ahead of Election Day
(WHTM) – Less than 60% of Pennsylvania's mail ballots have been returned ahead of Tuesday's primary Election Day. The Pennsylvania Department of State released new data on Monday morning showing that, as of 8 a.m., there have been 798,280 mail ballot applications across the state. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now To date, there have been 474,194 mail ballots returned to a county elections office or a drop box. Pennsylvania voters have until 8 p.m. on Election Day, May 20, to return their mail ballot to their county board of elections. If you still have a ballot, you're recommended to return it in person and not place it in the mail. Voters who requested a mail ballot but either did not receive it or do not have it may vote by provisional ballot at their polling place on May 20. Voters may return only their own mail ballot unless the voter has a disability and designates someone in writing to return it for them or the voter requires an emergency absentee ballot. Top Pennsylvania lawmakers took $119K in gifts, trips, and more from those seeking to influence them in 2024 Pennsylvania's primary elections are a 'closed election,' meaning only registered Republicans and Democrats can vote for candidates in their own party. Third-party voters can only participate if there is a constitutional amendment question, a ballot question, or a special election. There are 7,437,300 registered Republicans and Democrats in Pennsylvania. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Politics
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Get out the vote Tuesday
Back in February, the Pennsylvania Department of State released data showing that 77.1% of Pennsylvania's registered voters and 68.5% of the voting-age population cast ballots in the 2024 general election, which was headlined by the presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. That was the highest turnout rate among registered voters since the 1992 election – and voter registration rates are much higher now than they were then. The 1960 election in which John F. Kennedy beat Richard Nixon was the last to have a higher percentage of the voting-age population as a whole participate, CNHI state reporter Eric Scicchitano wrote. Thirty-five of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, more than half, had turnout exceeding 80% last fall. Among them were most counties in this region, including Bedford, at 83.6%; Cambria, at 81.1%; and Somerset, at 82.5%. In comparison to that high-stakes, high-turnout presidential election, the primary election coming up Tuesday may seem low-key – but local residents who are eligible to vote in the primaries ought to review the candidates' positions, consider what issues matter most to them and to their communities in general, and then cast their ballots if they have not done so already. Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Top races on the primary ballots include statewide Superior Court and Commonwealth Court contests and a Cambria County judge election in which county District Attorney Greg Neugebauer is running unopposed. In the City of Johnstown, there is a contested Democratic mayoral primary, and members of both major parties will cast votes for Johnstown City Council nominees. Around the region, there are races for school boards and municipal offices. These local elections will help shape the future of the area's municipalities and communities, and we encourage everyone to have their say. If you are a registered voter who can cast a ballot in the primaries, please get out and vote.
