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UpdatePennsylvaniaSaturday, October 31, 2026

Ballot mix-up may have kept hundreds from getting mailed ballots in Pennsylvania

Reporting by
WGAL (Lancaster/Harrisburg/York NBC affiliate)
“Ballot mix-up may have kept hundreds from getting mailed ballots”, Saturday, October 31, 2026
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What happened

A ballot mix-up in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, may have prevented around 300 voters from receiving their requested mail ballots, the county Election Bureau confirmed. The bureau says a problem with mail ballot label files generated by Pennsylvania's SURE voter registration system earlier in the month is to blame. Election Director Marybeth Kuznik said the bureau will replace any ballot that was requested but not received.1

around 300
voters who may not have received requested mail ballots1
What it means in Pennsylvania

What voters affected can do

Voters affected can obtain a replacement at 2 West Main Street in Uniontown, vote provisionally at their polling location on November 3, or contact the bureau if a disability prevents an in-person visit.1 Mail-in and absentee ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.2

Key dates in Pennsylvania

Election Day in 2 days
  1. Mon, Oct 19 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Tue, Oct 27 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  3. Tue, Nov 3 · 2 days
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive
  4. Mon, Nov 23 · 22 days
    County/Local certification

Every date in Pennsylvania, and who certifies the election

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Sources

  1. WGAL (Lancaster/Harrisburg/York NBC affiliate), https://wgal.com/article/pa-fayette-county-ballot-mailing-issue-uniontown/74297194 · Saturday, October 31, 2026
  2. Vote.org, Pennsylvania Election Center, https://www.vote.org/state/pennsylvania/

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