Westmoreland County

Paper ballot printing agreement approved while residents ask for more ballot drop boxes.

Written by Bethani Cameron

Commissioners approved an agreement to purchase paper ballots to supplement electronic voting at a rate of $0.215 per ballot, plus $0.03 for a window in the outer return envelope. Residents will vote by marking the paper ballots by hand. The ballots will then be scanned and counted in much the same manner as electronic ballots. 

During public comment, residents asked the commission to install ballot drop boxes beyond the courthouse to make voting more accessible.

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