Pa. House panel approves proposal to give election workers a week to process mail-in ballots
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A Pennsylvania House panel has approved a bill allowing county election officials up to a week to process mail-in ballots before an election. The proposal aims to address delays in election results caused by the time needed to prepare mail-in ballots for counting.
A Pennsylvania House panel has approved a bill that would give county election officials up to seven days to process mail-in ballots before an election. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Scott Conklin, aims to address delays in election results caused by the time needed to prepare mail-in ballots for counting. Currently, county election workers can only begin pre-canvassing mail-in ballots after polls open on Election Day. The bill passed the House State Government Committee with a 15-11 vote and now heads to the full chamber for consideration. The proposal also includes an amendment requiring officials to begin pre-canvassing mail-in ballots no later than 7 a.m. on Election Day and continue without interruption until each ballot received before the 8 p.m. deadline has been processed. The committee also approved legislation to modernize campaign finance reporting requirements for state candidates.
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