Allegheny County to offer in-person services to voters in run-up to November election
Unlike the last time the United States held a presidential election, election officials shouldn’t have to worry about COVID-19 disrupting the voting process this year. And citizens have had a few election cycles since then to get used to such novelties as mail-in ballots. But with another presidential election looming, Allegheny County workers aren’t just hoping things will work out on Election Day.
Instead, the county Board of Elections voted Monday to offer a range of in-person voting services in the days prior to Nov. 5. As board member Bethany Hallam put it shortly before approving the plan, the goal is “to remove all obstacles [for] people who want to vote,because … we want everybody to participate.”
While there was some debate about cost Tuesday, enhancing ballot access is “a noble investment,” said County Executive Sara Innamorato, who has sought to expand the services available to voters since she took office at the beginning of the year.
The county will offer two forms of in-person service before Election Day itself.
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