>>What's your take on the fact they didn't get them sent in on time? Law says they have to have the absentee ballots by a certian time - and they didn't get them on time. Not saying that I wouldn't want them to count - but at the same time you don't bypass certian laws/rules like that when they just happen to fit your needs (they exist for a reason).
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>My understanding is it's not when they are received, it's when they are postmarked. If they are postmarked by a certain date, they are supposed to be counted, and the dems were trying to preclude those.
Actually, not so in PA. The law here says they have to be received by the county by a specified date (it's the Thursday or Friday before the election). This comes from the PA Dept. of State website:
Absentee Ballot Application Deadlines for Electors in Military Service
Completed absentee ballot applications must be received by the county board of elections no later than 5:00 P.M. on the Friday before Election Day.
Here's the link:
http://www.dos.state.pa.us/voting/cwp/view.asp?a=1193&q=442991&votingNav=|&votingNav=|From my county's website, I find the same deadline for all absentee ballots:
Do post marks count when submitting an absentee ballot application or when returning the actual ballot? No. The absentee ballot application must be in the Election Board Office no later that 5:00 pm on the Tuesday prior to the Election. The actual voted ballot must be in the Election Board Office no later than 5:00 pm on the Friday prior to the Election.
http://www.montcopa.org/montco/voteserv.htmTamar
