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More Than 9,000 Pa. Voters Cast Valid Ballots After Making Mail Voting Mistakes in 2024 Election, According to ACLU Analysis

PHILADELPHIA - A new analysis by the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has found that more than 9,000 people were able to cast ballots that were counted in the 2024 general election in the commonwealth after first making disqualifying mistakes on their mail ballots.

PA Voters Decide Statement in Response to York County Rejection of Challenges to Mail Ballots from Pennsylvanians Abroad

This afternoon the York County board of elections voted 3-0 to dismiss challenges to mail ballots submitted by Pennsylvanians living overseas, ensuring the counting of ballots from more than 300 York Countians who reside abroad.

Pro-Voter Coalition Responds to Illegal, Unfair Challenges to Overseas Voters in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa. - PA Voters Decide responded today to reports of several thousand challenges to mail ballot applications submitted by Pennsylvanians living abroad.

ACLU and Public Interest Law Center Comment on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Pennsylvania Voting Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to stay a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that allows voters whose mail ballots have been rejected because of a paperwork mistake to vote a provisional ballot on Election Day and have that provisional ballot counted.

Chester County, Pa., Hearing Proves Mass Mail Ballot Application Challenges are Illegal, Say Voting Rights Advocates

Pennsylvania Voters Decide, a coalition of more than 50 pro-voting rights organizations, responded today to a hearing in Chester County over challenges to more than 200 mail ballot applications.

Voting Rights Groups React to Court Ruling in Handwritten Date Mail Ballot Case

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court today ruled that disqualifying a timely vote due to a missing or incorrect handwritten date on the mail ballot return envelope is unconstitutional.

PA Supreme Court Upholds Ruling That Butler County Must Count Provisional Ballots

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a decision by the Commonwealth Court that will require counties to count provisional ballots from voters who have made errors that prevent the counting of their mail ballots. 

ACLU-PA Statement in Response to Lancaster County Commissioners’ Mischaracterization of Voters’ Registration Experience

LANCASTER, Pa. - After denying dozens of voter registrations from local college students in recent weeks, the Lancaster County commissioners have responded with a statement and comments that contradict voters’ firsthand experiences.

Free Speech Advocates Threaten Legal Action Over Penn State University’s Unconstitutional Limitations on Students’ Political Activities

The ACLU of Pennsylvania has joined FIRE in raising concerns over free speech issues at Pennsylvania State University. Today, the organizations sent a letter to the president of the university raising legal concerns over Penn State’s restrictions of political activity by students on campus.