THE ISSUE
âLocal officials in Pennsylvania are facing another election without extra time to process mail ballots, likely leading to delayed results and putting increased pressure on counties reeling from the most expensive contest ever,â Spotlight PAâs Marie Albiges reported last week. The stateâs primary election will be held May 18. Many county elections officials want to be able to precanvass mailed ballots â inspect, open and count them, but not record or publish the results. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with other state media organizations, including LNP Media Group.
Chalk this up as another disappointing missed opportunity by state lawmakers.