Voter van makes casting a ballot easy for some Pennsylvania residents

Voting should beryllium celebrated, Montgomery County Commissioner Neil Makhija says.

With little than 2 weeks to Election Day, 1 Pennsylvania region has unveiled a caller mobile elector services van that intends to make voting much accessible for residents.

The van, nan first 1 ever for nan Keystone State, offers a convenient abstraction wherever individuals tin registry to vote, use for a mail-in ballot, aliases moreover capable retired and taxable their mail-in ballots correct connected nan spot.

Neil Makhija, Montgomery County Commissioner and Chair of nan Board of Elections, said nan region wanted group to admit that voting is thing to celebrate.

"We person been showing up astatine autumn festivals, organization centers, elder centers, and letting group cognize that their sound matters," Makhija said.

Makhija says section residents person been excited astir nan convenience of nan van, stating they were thrilled to beryllium capable to ballot earlier November.

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The van represents a caller attack by officials successful Pennsylvania to stitchery votes. Instead of making voters woody pinch analyzable procedures, officials are going retired to meet voters and simplifying nan voting process.

Pennsylvania will erstwhile again beryllium important successful nan upcoming statesmanlike predetermination successful November, arsenic nan authorities holds a important number of electoral votes.

"We are witnessing what could beryllium nan closest statesmanlike predetermination successful our lifetime," Makhija said. "In Pennsylvania, it's each that overmuch much important because we tin beryllium nan authorities that decides it all. I would emotion to travel distant from predetermination nighttime seeing everyone who was eligible formed their ballot."

Pennsylvania is 1 of 7 cardinal plaything states that will find this year's election. Both statesmanlike candidates, erstwhile President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, are looking to garner nan state's 19 Electoral College votes.

Voters successful Pennsylvania tin ballot by mail. Montgomery County officials urge applying online. According to nan Montgomery County authorities website, you tin return your ballot by mail, astatine a driblet box, aliases successful personification astatine a outer office.

Voters pinch an unwellness aliases disablement who cannot prime up aliases driblet disconnected their mail-in ballot must capable retired nan Designated Agent shape to let personification other to grip it.