PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Pennsylvania’s secretary of state has some last-minute advice for voters on the eve of the 2022 general election.
Secretary of State Leigh Chapman says all mail-in ballots must be in a drop box or the county voter services office by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
“Ballots that are postmarked by that time, but not received by then, will not count,” she said.
“Do not put your ballot into the mailbox today, because it will not be received in time. You must hand deliver it immediately.”
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Any ballot with no date or an incorrect date on the outer envelope will not be counted. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court tried to clarify what it meant by an incorrect date, saying the range has to be between Sept. 19 and Nov. 8.
For absentee ballots, which are generally the same with slightly different rules, the range is Aug. 30 to Nov. 8.
Bucks, Montgomery, Chester and Delaware counties say they are reaching out to voters directly if there is an issue with their mail-in ballot. Philadelphia has posted a list online.
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“If you believed you made a minor error to your ballot, please contact your county immediately. See if you can cure that ballot if you're not able to go to the polling place on Election Day and vote a provisional ballot,” said Chapman.
“We want to make sure that every eligible voters vote is counted, and that's our recommendation for voters right now.”
That provisional ballot would only be counted once it’s confirmed the voter did not cast another valid ballot.
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Chapman said amid all the confusion over the Supreme Court ruling, her office sent a survey to every county asking how many undated and incorrectly dated ballots they had.
“We know that we'll be asked this question if there's litigation, so it's our way to be proactive and ask these counties this information,” said Chapman.