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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Undated ballots

HARRISBURG, Pa. — An appeals court in Pennsylvania ruled that 257 mail-in ballots that do not contain a date cannot be counted in a close municipal election for a judgeship on a court of common pleas.

Read the opinion here.

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