Through Right-To-Know requests and analysis of SURE system data, the ACLU of Pennsylvania compiled the "notice and cure" policies of the commonwealth's 67 counties. Notice-and-cure is a practice in which county elections offices notify voters of errors and permit them to correct those errors before polls close on Election Day.
The majority of counties in Pennsylvania, including counties that lean both Democratic and Republican, allow “curing” for mail ballots when the voter has made a mistake when completing the packet. At least 36 counties give voters the opportunity to cure mail ballots with disqualifying errors, such as a mistake on the declaration envelope or a missing secrecy envelope.
An additional ten counties do not have in-office curing but do enter accurate ballot statuses into the Pennsylvania Department of State’s SURE system. Those voters are then notified about their option to vote a provisional ballot at their precinct on Election Day in order to preserve their right to vote.
At least 16 counties don't give voters any notice or opportunity to cure their mail ballots, and the policies of the remaining five counties are unknown at this time.
As of October 3, 2024
