Westmoreland commissioners say no ballot curing allowed for November election [View all]

Westmoreland commissioners on Wednesday said that county voters will not be offered an opportunity to correct flaws that might cause their mail-in ballot to be disqualified.

Ballot curing — or the process that allows elections officials to contact voters to correct ballot errors such as missing dates and signatures — will not be implemented before the Nov. 5 presidential election.

A court ruling issued this week required Washington County to notify mail-in voters of potential ballot errors prior to Election Day and could impact all 67 Pennsylvania counties. But as of Wednesday, Westmoreland officials said the county will continue its hands-off approach with mail-in ballots.

“We will continue to follow the law and I still stand by that whatever the law is from the state. If we interpret anything ourselves or create anything outside of the law, we will be left in a gray area and we will get sued,” said Commissioner Sean Kertes.




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