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UpdatePennsylvaniaFriday, October 23, 2026

Pennsylvania county sent duplicate mail ballots to 157 voters

Westmoreland County accidentally mailed some voters a second ballot, but the state database blocks duplicate returns from counting.

Reporting by
Votebeat
“Some Pennsylvania voters received multiple mail ballots”, Friday, October 23, 2026
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What happened

Westmoreland County in Pennsylvania accidentally sent 157 duplicate mail ballots to voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The state Department of State attributed the mix-up to human error. Spokesperson Geoff Morrow confirmed that the statewide SURE database will block any second ballot return from the same voter from being counted.1

No other county was affected.1

157
duplicate mail ballots sent in Westmoreland County1
more than 35,000
Westmoreland County voters who had requested mail ballots as of Thursday1
What it means in Pennsylvania

What this means for Pennsylvania voters

Mail ballots in Pennsylvania must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.2

Key dates in Pennsylvania

Election Day in 7 days
  1. Mon, Oct 19 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Tue, Nov 3 · 7 days
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive
  3. Mon, Nov 23 · 27 days
    County/Local certification

Every date in Pennsylvania, and who certifies the election

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Sources

  1. Votebeat, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxOY2lkZkVpcHBmdktvWkhfam9ha0JNWjZSamI4eExtZ3JXeElKdjRpa3ZCdzFIYVQwUklFU3c4bUQwSGFnbUUyMnYwTndfZVVtUzJpUjNsaU9ybWxITlJtUUlMTThqYjMtd3VBZG1rYlI5Y1Bkc3VYOXhfYzN5YVlyRm1BeEp0X2JvV3lOblVvTGNUVFVfTFB6RlI3c1ZDTDFVUXlGdA?oc=5 · Friday, October 23, 2026
  2. Vote.org, Pennsylvania Election Center, https://www.vote.org/state/pennsylvania/

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