Voters in a populous suburban Philadelphia county heavily courted by the presidential candidates have one more day to cast their ballots early. Bucks County voters have until 5 p.m. Friday to apply for and receive a mail-in ballot. The county has traditionally been an election bellwether.
People wait in line outside the Bucks County government building to apply for an on-demand mail ballot on the last day to request one in Doylestown, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. People wait in line outside the Bucks County government building to apply for an on-demand mail ballot on the last day to request one in Doylestown, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.
A court set a deadline of 5 p.m. for voters in Bucks County to apply for and receive a mail-in ballot. The deadline is a three-day extension, granted in response to a lawsuit alleging that voters faced disenfranchisement when they were turned away by county application-processing offices that had closed. The suit was filed by the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, the Republican National Committee and GOP Senate candidate David McCormick.
Unlike other states, Pennsylvania doesn’t have true early in-person voting. Voters can apply early for mail ballots online or in-person at county election buildings.Doing so in person can take about 12 minutes and requires applying for a mail ballot, waiting for a bar-coded envelope to be printed and then, if voters wish, they can cast the ballot on the spot. Or they can put it in a drop box or a mail box. Election offices must receive the ballots by 8 p.m.
No excuse mail-in voting is relatively new to Pennsylvania. The Legislature passed an expansion of the practice in 2019. In 2020, Trump — without any evidence to back the claim — said mail-in voting was rife with fraud, which discouraged many Republicans for voting by mail. That’s changed this year, with Trump and billionaire business mogul Elon MuskPennsylvania is the biggest, most vote-rich battleground this year and has by far the most visits by Trump and Harris.
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