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RandySF

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Sat Aug 1, 2020, 11:42 PM Aug 2020

Pennsylvania to pay for mail-in ballot postage in election

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania will foot the cost of postage for voters to mail in ballots in November's general election, officials said Friday, a move that Gov. Tom Wolf has made a priority as the coronavirus pandemic unexpectedly fueled high interest in voting by mail under a new state law.

The administration plans to use money from federal emergency coronavirus aid to foot the bill, which could run to several million dollars to cover 55 cents for millions of ballots.

Wolf's top elections official, Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, said paying for the postage is a way to make voting more accessible, safer and easier during the pandemic. Advocates also said it should help people get their ballots in faster and on time.

Under the plan, voters who apply for and receive a mail-in or absentee ballot in the mail will also get a postage-paid ballot-return envelope. Each county will have options on how to carry that out, whether using stamps, a metered machine or a business-reply mail account linked to the state's, Boockvar said.



https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/pennsylvania/2020/08/01/pennsylvania-pay-mail-ballot-postage-election/5562077002/

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Pennsylvania to pay for mail-in ballot postage in election (Original Post) RandySF Aug 2020 OP
We had our ballots free return here in Ca. for the primaries...first time ever. demosincebirth Aug 2020 #1
San Francisco City/County always cover postage. RandySF Aug 2020 #2
I voted in the primary in PA, yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2020 #3
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