A judge ruled that Washington County must alert voters if their mail ballots will not be counted. The case sends a signal to election officials across the state.
Abraham Meth returns his mail ballot at a dropbox outside the Pelbano Recreation Center on Bustleton Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia Monday, April 22 , 2024, the day before Pennsylvania primary election day.Election officials in a Western Pennsylvania county must tell voters if their mail ballots cannot be counted and record that information in a statewide voter system, a Pennsylvania court ruled Monday.
“A governmentally appointed board does not have unfettered decision making power to decide if a ballot will be cast and counted. The policy adopted by the Washington County Board of Elections clearly violated the statutory right to allow a person checks and balances against the government,” Washington County Judge Brandon Neuman said in his order.
The judge’s order comes after a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the Public Interest Law Center on behalf of voters and civic engagement groups in Washington County. It is one of several cases that aims to impact which ballots are counted in November, when Pennsylvania will play a key role in deciding the next president.
“This decision is a win for fairness and transparency in our elections in Pennsylvania and ensures Washington County voters will have an opportunity to exercise their fundamental right to vote in November,” Mimi McKenzie, legal director of the Public Interest Law Center, said in a statement.
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