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
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.
The new form is two pages long
Voter registration form on the front, and mail-in ballot application on the back
County officials are worried people registering to vote will be confused because the signature box is right below the mail in balloting section
Election officials will have to process two different actions with one form, in what is sure to amount to a logistical headache
https://thefederalist.com/2022/08/30/pennsylvania-abruptly-adds-mail-in-ballot-application-to-voter-registration-form-mid-election-cycle/
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