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Pennsylvania Counties' Notice-and-Cure Policies

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Last updated on January 06, 2026

In light of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s recent decision in Center for Coalfield Justice v. Washington County Board of Elections, the ACLU of Pennsylvania expects that all counties should, at a minimum, provide Pennsylvania's Statewide Uniform Registry of Elections (SURE) system notice to voters who have submitted a mail ballot with a disqualifying defect.

The court also held that accurate and timely entry of voter data into the SURE system – which triggers an email alerting the voter that they have submitted a defective mail ballot and allows voters to check their ballot status on the Department of State website – is the “minimal process” that is due.

Beyond using the SURE system and the provisional ballot process, the ACLU of Pennsylvania encourages counties to continue enacting robust “notice and cure” procedures to maximize the number of voters whose mail-in ballots can be counted.

We also welcome Pennsylvania voters to share information or problems with 'notice and cure' practices in their counties.

Notice - October 24, 2025:

The information below is a snapshot in time of the counties’ “notice and cure” policies in October 2024 and has been archived as of October 2025.

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