Carter Walker of Votebeat
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In a letter to the homeland security secretary, Al Schmidt cites critical help local election officials get from the U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA.
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The state’s voter registration system will be revamped and integrated with other election systems under a new $10.6 million contract.
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Counties rejected just 0.57% of mail ballots due to voter errors, such as a missing signature, during the 2024 election. That number was even lower in “curing” counties.
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Al Schmidt’s life was arguably upended by Trump’s fury in 2020. Still, he had no qualms certifying Trump’s 2024 victory.
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More than 7 million Pennsylvanians cast ballots in the 2024 election — a turnout rate of nearly 77%.
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Incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Casey asked for the recount to be ended, the Pennsylvania Department of State told counties
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The recount of roughly 7 million ballots in the U.S. Senate race got fully underway this week, with some counties already finished.
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Three counties were planning to include improperly dated ballots in their Nov. 5 results.
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A few Pennsylvania counties opted to accept and count undated or misdated ballots, prompting a challenge from Republicans.
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Democrat Bob Casey was trailing Republican Dave McCormick by roughly 30,000 votes Wednesday afternoon.