Prospects dim for critical election bill in Pennsylvania
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With 15 days until the presidential election, Republican lawmakers in the battleground state of Pennsylvania appeared unwilling Monday to authorize counties to process mail-in ballots before Election Day, seen as crucial to producing a prompt election result. A spokesperson for the House Republican majority said they have no plans to consider changes to election laws that will affect the Nov. 3 election. County officials say the change could ensure the vast majority of ballots are tabulated within hours of polls closing. They say that waiting until Election Day to dig into roughly 3 million mail-in ballots could require days to process enough ballots to project a winner in the presidential contest.