Spotlight: Unequal election policies disenfranchised some Pennsylvania voters in 2022

[FakeNoose]

(link) https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2023/02/pa-2022-election-drop-box-mail-ballot-curing-scorecard/

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania voters did not have equal opportunities to cast or correct their ballots during the November 2022 election, the latter producing a disparity that disenfranchised hundreds of voters, a Spotlight PA and Votebeat analysis has found.

As part of a first-of-its-kind review, the news organizations contacted election officials in all 67 counties about policies regarding drop boxes and mail ballots that had disqualifying technical errors. The outlets focused on how counties treat mail ballots, as state law is silent on logistical details that directly impact how Pennsylvanians can vote and whether a person’s vote counts.

Spotlight PA and Votebeat also sought to understand the access voters have to physical polling places and to minutes of meetings held by county election boards that make critical policy decisions such as which ballots get counted and who gets a chance to fix their ballot.

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Spotlight created an interactive map highlighting the ballot-curing differences in each PA county.
Here's an example for Allegheny County:



Clink on the link above to see how your county is rated.

[TheRealNorth]

1. It's an issue we should try to fix....

I could see a Bush vs Gore ("Equal Protection Clause" ) challenge here.