Pennsylvania to use coronavirus aid for prepaid postage on ballots in November election [View all]
Source: The Hill
Pennsylvania will use coronavirus relief funds allocated by Congress to pay for postage on mail-in ballots in the November general election.
Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar announced the plan Friday, saying that the “goal is to make voting as accessible, safe, and easy for eligible voters as possible."
"Mail-in or absentee voting with prepaid postage means Pennsylvanians can vote from the comfort of their own home, without having to make a trip to the post office to buy a stamp, during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Boockvar said.
In the CARES Act passed in March, Congress allocated $400 million to help states conduct elections during the pandemic. States have used those funds to implement safety measures at polling locations and increase mail-in voting initiatives.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/510027-pennsylvania-to-use-coronavirus-aid-to-pay-for-postage-on-ballots-in
The Pennsylvania legislature passed a bill last year that made all voters in the state eligible for mail-in voting without having to provide an excuse.
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