Westmoreland commissioners say no ballot curing allowed for November election

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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