Experts say Pa.’s 2021 primary was typical, but GOP lawmakers are seizing on issues
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(Matt Smith for Spotlight PA)
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Pennsylvania’s primary this week hardly resembled the election of six months ago, when local officials were furiously counting millions of mail ballots while handling record-breaking turnout with the nation’s eyes on the state.
By all accounts, Tuesday was just another typical off-year, relatively drama-free election, which was welcome news to those who oversaw it.
Many of the problems counties faced during the high-turnout, high-intensity November presidential election weren’t repeated, mostly because fewer people voted in person and by mail.