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The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (VAEHA) P.L. 98-435, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973ee – 1973ee-6, is a United States law passed in 1984 that mandates easy access for handicapped and elderly person to voter registration and polling places during Federal elections. The law also mandates registration and voting aids, such as ...
After the debate, a surge of new voters came in across the Pennsylvania. Republicans took the lead for new registrations last week, with the GOP’s 12,076 new voters pushing the party ahead of ...
Roughly 281,861 Pennsylvanians newly registered to vote this year had signed up as of Sept. 2, according to records from the Pennsylvania Department of State, which oversees elections in the ...
Here's why they look different this year. Pennsylvania officials rolled out changes to the state's mail ballots in hope of reducing the number of rejected votes. Voters in the key battleground of ...
In order to become a registered voter in Pennsylvania, one must obtain US citizenship at least one month prior to the election date, be at least 18 years old by the next election date, and live in the district they will be voting in for at least 30 days prior to the election date. Those in prison for a felony are not permitted to vote, but one ...
A stated goal of Voter ID laws is to reduce voter fraud in the United States. However, between 1978-2018, no elections were overturned due to voter impersonation fraud, the only kind of fraud a voter ID law could help prevent. 184. The vast majority of voter ID laws in the United States target only voter impersonation.
Visit vote.pa.gov to read the Pennsylvania Department of State’s rules for mail ballots. BEFORE YOU GO… If you learned something from this article, pay it forward and contribute to Spotlight ...
In the United States, it is not a legal requirement for otherwise eligible persons to register to vote. However, all states and territories, except North Dakota, require voter registration by an eligible citizens before they can vote in federal, state and local elections. In North Dakota, cities in the state may register voters for city ...