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Chester County Poll Book Error Leaves Independents Off Rolls on Election Day

Provisional ballots will be verified later pending a county review of the error.

Overview

  • County officials discovered just after polls opened that unaffiliated, independent, and third‑party voters were missing from precinct poll books.
  • Voter Services is delivering supplemental poll books to polling locations, and anyone not listed may cast a provisional ballot in the interim.
  • Roughly 75,000 county registrants fall into the affected categories, though fewer are expected to be impacted due to mail voting and typical odd‑year turnout.
  • Provisional ballots are preserved, verified, and counted after eligibility checks, and voters can track their status on Pennsylvania’s official website.
  • Chester County has launched a formal review to determine how the omission occurred, with no timeline yet for full resolution across the county’s 230 precincts.