Pennsylvania Legislature Passes Bill Eliminating Straight-Ticket Voting and Making Voting Procedures Easier

On October 29, the Pennsylvania legislature passed SB 421. It eliminates the straight-ticket device, legalizes early voting by mail, eases the deadline to register to vote, and also liberalizes the deadline for absentee ballots to arrive in the elections office. See this story.


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Pennsylvania Legislature Passes Bill Eliminating Straight-Ticket Voting and Making Voting Procedures Easier — 2 Comments

  1. Quick note–SB 421 retains a method that voters could use to cast votes for individual presidential electors. I wasn’t aware that PA allowed that.

    ” A CROSS (X) OR CHECK ( ) MARK IN THE SQUARE
    OPPOSITE THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES OF ANY PARTY FOR PRESIDENT
    AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES INDICATES A VOTE FOR ALL
    THE CANDIDATES OF THAT PARTY FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR. TO VOTE
    FOR INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR, WRITE[,
    PRINT OR PASTE] OR STAMP THEIR NAMES IN THE BLANK SPACES
    PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE UNDER THE TITLE “PRESIDENTIAL
    ELECTORS.””

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