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Review of Pa. primary prompts elections agency to seek changes

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HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania’s state elections agency is asking lawmakers to require counties to distribute mail-in ballots earlier for the 2020 General Election and beyond, based on its review of how the greatly expanded mail-in system performed during the June 2 primary.Current law mandates that mail-in ballots be sent out at least two weeks ahead of Election Day, although some counties provide them to voters weeks earlier.The Department of State’s review of the primary also argues the Legislature should permit ballots to be counted if they arrive in county election offices by the Friday after the election, as long as they were postmarked by Election Day.

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