Current:Home > reviewsVoting gets underway in Pennsylvania, as counties mail ballots and open satellite election offices -NextFrontier Finance
Voting gets underway in Pennsylvania, as counties mail ballots and open satellite election offices
View
Date:2025-04-17 08:05:12
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Voting has begun in earnest in the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania, as counties increasingly begin mailing out ballots, offering over-the-counter voting in election offices and opening other avenues to voting.
In Philadelphia, the state’s largest city, voters have returned about 15,000 mail-in ballots, said Seth Bluestein, who sits on the city’s three-member election commission. That’s about 10% of the 150,000 ballots that were already mailed, Bluestein said.
Meanwhile, the city has opened seven of 10 planned satellite election offices to operate seven days a week.
Allegheny County, home to Pittsburgh, began hosting over-the-counter voting in the lobby of the county office building on Monday and said people who applied for mail-in ballots have started receiving them in the mail this week.
Montgomery County, the state’s third-most populous county, has started mailing out ballots and, on Friday, it will open eight satellite election offices where people can register to vote, apply for a mail-in ballot or complete a mail-in ballot on the spot. On Saturday, Montgomery County is planning to launch a mobile voter services van.
In Centre County, the elections board voted to open a satellite election office on Penn State’s campus.
The Department of State lists 20 counties where ballots are available. That includes Union County, where Commissioner Jeff Reber said over-the-counter voting began Monday and mail-in ballots should go into the mail on Friday from the county’s printing vendor.
All told, more than 1.45 million voters have applied for a mail-in ballot ahead of the Nov. 5 election, according to data from the Department of State. Of those applicants, Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than two-to-one.
Nearly 9 million people have registered to vote, almost the same number as in 2020’s presidential election.
veryGood! (6575)
Related
- Mets have visions of grandeur, and a dynasty, with Juan Soto as major catalyst
- Michael J. Fox calls breaking bones due to Parkinson's symptoms a 'tsunami of misfortune'
- Why does Dolly Parton's 'I Will Always Love You' end 'Priscilla,' about Elvis' ex-wife?
- Parents of Northwestern State player Ronnie Caldwell file wrongful death lawsuit against coach
- 'Most Whopper
- Meg Ryan explains that 'What Happens Later' movie ending: 'I hope it's not a cop out'
- Chiefs vs. Dolphins highlights: Catch up on the big moments from KC's win in Germany
- Estonia will allow Taiwan to establish a nondiplomatic representative office in a policy revision
- A White House order claims to end 'censorship.' What does that mean?
- French power supplier says technician killed as it battles damage from Storm Ciarán
Ranking
- Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
- Appeals court pauses Trump gag order in 2020 election interference case
- Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too
- Proof Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's Family of 9 Is the Most Interesting to Look At
- McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
- U.S. fencer Curtis McDowald suspended for allegations of misconduct
- Record-setting A.J. Brown is colossal problem Cowboys must solve to beat Eagles
- Colorado football players get back some items stolen from Rose Bowl locker room
Recommendation
Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
Israel tightens encirclement of Gaza City as Blinken urges more civilian protection — or else there will be no partners for peace
German airport closed after armed man breaches security with his car
Prince William arrives in Singapore for annual Earthshot Prize award, the first to be held in Asia
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
Birmingham-Southern College leader confident school can complete academic year despite money woes
Lawsuit claims Russell Brand sexually assaulted woman on the set of Arthur
Online database launched to track missing and murdered Indigenous people