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RTS: VOTE 411
Round the Square
Nov 03, 2022
VOTE 411. Election information is useful this close to voting. The nonpartisan group, League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, has an excellent resourc...
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Fix Pa. mail-in ballot dating
Opinion, Сolumns
Aug 11, 2022
Pennsylvania has an election problem that needs to be resolved. Elections can be complicated. Same with politics. But this is a ridiculously easy issu...
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Allow flexibility to count mail-in votes
Opinion, Сolumns
May 20, 2022
Some see the one-day delay in counting mail-in ballots from Tuesday's primary as just one more misfire byLuzerne County'smistake-prone election system...
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Did Wolf make honest mistake?
Opinion, Сolumns
Nov 08, 2021
Often, changing a law is all about politics — especially when it has to do with the big issues that make headlines. In recent years, there is no issue...
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Other Voices: GOP’s unpatriotic stunt
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 14, 2021
Joe Biden won Pennsylvania by more than 80,000 votes. State and federal officials confirm that there was no evidence of voter fraud and called the 202...
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Counting votes takes time
Opinion, Сolumns
Nov 14, 2020
If we learned nothing else from the 2020 presidential election, we at least came to realize that our insatiable thirst for instant gratification will ...
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Busy year for voting, minimal issues for voters
Local News, Online Features
JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
Nov 04, 2020
A busy election day went relatively smoothly in McKean County, according to Lisa Pratt, the county’s director of elections. “There have been a few min...
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Officials: Election results may take days
Local News
Marcie 
Nov 04, 2020
Millions of Pennsylvania residents voted by mail in the general election, and ballots postmarked by Tuesday and received by Friday at counties’ boards...
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Region sees high turnout
Local News
CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
Nov 04, 2020
While counting mail-in votes Tuesday, the election directors of Elk, Potter and Cameron counties set aside some time to briefly discuss a variety of t...
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Elections office geared up for busy election day
Local News
CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
Nov 03, 2020
The McKean County Voter Registration & Elections office is prepped for one of the busiest days of the year, not only following regular security proced...
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Other Voices: Concerns about USPS
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 31, 2020
I am the tax collector for Bradford Township and I would like to express my concern for the integrity of the U.S. Postal Service in assuring the voter...
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An electoral compromise for Pa.
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 02, 2020
Pennsylvania will be a crucial state in the 2020 presidential election, and the arms of government are flailing to ensure a timely, democratic voting ...
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Making it count
Local News, Online Features
CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
Oct 01, 2020
So far, 2020 has been a year of many changes, and change often comes with challenges. The Era spoke with Lisa Pratt, McKean County director of electio...
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Wolf urges quick passage of election reform
Bradford, Local News, News
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 28, 2020
On Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf urged the legislature to quickly pass his plan for safe and secure elections that ensures voters will receive mail-in ballo...
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A service worth keeping
Editorials
Marcie 
Aug 26, 2020
The U.S. Postal Service is, as its name implies, a service — one vital to the nation in delivering documents, packages and medicines. And, yes, ballot...
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Post office paranoia
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Aug 19, 2020
At this rate, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will be lucky if he isn’t arrested and tried for treason before a people’s tribunal. DeJoy has quickly re...
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