Pennsylvania Abruptly Adds Mail-In Ballot Application To Voter Registration Form Mid-Election Cycle

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The Federalist

The Pennsylvania Department of State just changed its voter registration form to include a mail-in ballot application — in the middle of an election cycle. 

On Aug. 19, the Department of State combined the originally separate applications — voter registration and mail-in ballot — into one new form just 11 weeks before the general election. 

 

 

While election officials say the change was made to simplify the process, county election officials are concerned the new form will create chaos and undermine voter confidence. 

“We believe this proposed form is likely to stoke new and undue confusion, concern and skepticism among voters at a time when it is imperative that we rebuild trust in our election system,” Bucks County Elections Director Thomas Freitag wrote in a letter sent to the Department of State.