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  • Patience Needed as Counties Process Accurate Election Results

    Lisa Schaefer, Executive Director, CCAP|Oct 29, 2020

    Lisa Schaefer Executive Director County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania For the past several months, counties have been pleading with the General Assembly and administration to change the state’s election laws that would allow counties to begin pre-canvassing absentee and mail-in ballots before Election Day. As there are now no more legislative session days scheduled before November 3, it appears these pleas will go unanswered for this election, depriving counties of valuable time to take care of manual tasks that would have helped u...

  • Counties Are Getting 'Election Ready 2020' But Need the State's Help

    Lisa Schaefer, County Commissioners Assn. of Pa.|Sep 3, 2020

    By LISA SCHAEFER Executive Director County Commissioners Association of Pa. This fall’s presidential election is coming up quickly, and during every day leading up to Nov. 3, Pennsylvania’s county leaders and election officials are hard at work preparing to administer an impartial and accurate election. And what’s top of mind for them? Making sure that voters can cast their votes, regardless of what type of ballot they use, and that those votes are accurately counted according to law. In June, Pennsylvania had its first experience with mail-...