Out-of-State PA Students' Registrations Turned Away by Local Elections Office

[RandySF]

Out-of-state students at a Pennsylvania college who wanted to register to vote in the Commonwealth were turned away by their local elections office on Friday.

Students at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster had completed voter registration forms and given them to an organizational representative of the nonpartisan “F&M Votes” to deliver to the Lancaster County Elections Office.

The representative was told by Lisa Dart, deputy chief clerk/registrar for Lancaster County, that the registrations would not be accepted. Dart, a former Carbon County elections director, told the representative, who co-chairs the “F&M Votes” campaign on the college’s campus, that the registrations for those students previously registered would not be accepted until those students canceled their registration in their home state.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of State website, “if you moved from outside of PA to attend college in PA, you may register to vote in Pennsylvania if you meet the requirements listed above.”


https://www.politicspa.com/out-of-state-pa-students-registrations-turned-away-by-local-elections-office/139587/

[Freethinker65]

1. From USA.gov "Most counties and states do not require you to cancel your voter registration after you move."

I never cancelled my previous registration when I moved between States. I eventually informed the one county when they summoned me to report for jury duty that I had moved away from years ago.

Voting more than once in an election, or in a district you do not currently reside in, is a crime.

[RandySF]

2. When I was an election worker in Mi.

We received notices from other counties or states and canceled the registrations ourselves.

[woodsprite]

3. Doesn't surprise me at all.

Was up in Lancaster on Thursday. We were heading up to the Dutch Apple Dinner Theater. Driving around and did not see a single Democratic or Harris/Walz yard sign or bumper sticker. We saw what seemed like 50 bajillion republican and Trump signs, sticker, and flags. I saw one Harris/Walz billboard (on 273) and one interesting billboard with no attribution. I figured it was probably republican funded. It was a plain blue board with white writing that said something like “Pray for our country and God’s guidance. Contact xxxxxx to register to vote.” and then had a picture of an Amish straw hat.