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2025 Voting Problems? Call or Text Nonpartisan Hotline for Help

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2025 Voting Problems? Call or Text Nonpartisan Hotline for Help

October 30, 2025

As Election Day 2025 nears, Common Cause Pennsylvania is encouraging voters who need assistance to contact the nonpartisan election protection hotline to make sure they can cast a ballot this year.

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Kenny Colston

Regional Communications Strategist
kcolston@commoncause.org
(502) 214-3732

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Pa. redesigns mail ballot envelopes to cut down on voter error

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Pa. redesigns mail ballot envelopes to cut down on voter error

Common Cause Pennsylvania's comment on the newly announced redesign of mail-in ballots.

December 1, 2023

Editorial: Mail-in ballot dating issue rises from the dead

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Editorial: Mail-in ballot dating issue rises from the dead

December 1, 2023

Pa. county election officials react to mail-in ballot decision

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Pa. county election officials react to mail-in ballot decision

"This is about making sure that valid votes are counted, regardless of who casts them."

December 1, 2023

Common Cause Pennsylvania Celebrates Ballot Design Improvements

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Common Cause Pennsylvania Celebrates Ballot Design Improvements

November 29, 2023

Ballots that arrive in time should be counted, Pennsylvania judge rules

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Ballots that arrive in time should be counted, Pennsylvania judge rules

Every eligible person who casts a ballot should have their vote counted.

November 28, 2023

Federal judge says Pennsylvania mail-in ballots should still count if dated incorrectly

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Federal judge says Pennsylvania mail-in ballots should still count if dated incorrectly

A federal judge ruled that mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania without accurate handwritten dates on their exterior envelopes must still be counted if they are received in time.

November 28, 2023

Erie federal judge’s ruling on mail-in ballots could shape outcome of 2024 election

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Erie federal judge’s ruling on mail-in ballots could shape outcome of 2024 election

Federal judge ruled that mail-in ballots without accurate dates handwritten on their exterior envelopes must still be counted if they are received in time.

November 28, 2023

Federal judge: Mail-in ballots missing handwritten date must still be counted

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Federal judge: Mail-in ballots missing handwritten date must still be counted

A federal judge ruled in favor of voting rights advocates on the issue of mail-in voting.

November 28, 2023

Federal judge: Undated and wrongly dated Pennsylvania mail ballots must be counted

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Federal judge: Undated and wrongly dated Pennsylvania mail ballots must be counted

A federal judge has ruled that undated or misdated mail ballots must be counted if received on time.

November 27, 2023

Judge rules Pa. mail-in ballots returned on time with wrong or missing dates must be counted

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Judge rules Pa. mail-in ballots returned on time with wrong or missing dates must be counted

A federal judge ruled in favor of Pennsylvania voters, holding that mail ballots cannot be thrown out just because a voter fails to date the exterior envelope. This will prevent tens of thousands of voters from being disenfranchised in future elections!

November 27, 2023

Federal Court Rules Pennsylvania Mail Ballots Without a Handwritten Date On the Outer Envelope Must be Counted

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Federal Court Rules Pennsylvania Mail Ballots Without a Handwritten Date On the Outer Envelope Must be Counted

November 21, 2023

Voting Rights Organizations Call for Accountability in Northhampton County Election Day Programming Error

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Voting Rights Organizations Call for Accountability in Northhampton County Election Day Programming Error

County must improve pre-election testing, contingency plans, and voter communication efforts

November 14, 2023

Voter Registration and Voting Access

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2025 Voting Problems? Call or Text Nonpartisan Hotline for Help

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Kenny Colston

Pa. redesigns mail ballot envelopes to cut down on voter error

Editorial: Mail-in ballot dating issue rises from the dead

Pa. county election officials react to mail-in ballot decision

Common Cause Pennsylvania Celebrates Ballot Design Improvements

Ballots that arrive in time should be counted, Pennsylvania judge rules

Federal judge says Pennsylvania mail-in ballots should still count if dated incorrectly

Erie federal judge’s ruling on mail-in ballots could shape outcome of 2024 election

Federal judge: Mail-in ballots missing handwritten date must still be counted

Federal judge: Undated and wrongly dated Pennsylvania mail ballots must be counted

Judge rules Pa. mail-in ballots returned on time with wrong or missing dates must be counted

Federal Court Rules Pennsylvania Mail Ballots Without a Handwritten Date On the Outer Envelope Must be Counted

Voting Rights Organizations Call for Accountability in Northhampton County Election Day Programming Error

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