Harrisburg, Pa. — There’s only seven weeks left before the Nov. 3 election. That means time is running out for Pennsylvania to get organized and ensure voting goes smoothly this year.
In 2016, 84,000 people were registered to vote by mail in the election. As of yesterday, 1.9 million Pennsylvanians had registered to vote using a mail-in ballot for the 2020 election.
As a result, a surge of in-person and in-mail votes is expected this year and state leaders, including Governor Wolf, are urging the General Assembly to quickly pass regulations to ensure state counties and election officials in preparation.
“We’ve made great improvements in our elections with mail-in ballots, more security and new voting systems with a paper trail. But this will be a historic election and the nation is watching, so the legislature should take immediate action to make it better, said Governor Wolf in today’s press conference. “The smart changes I have outlined will strengthen our elections, help people to vote safely from home and allow counties to more efficiently process the surge in ballots so results are available faster.”
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