Faster mail-in ballot scanning helps Lancaster County release election results sooner

Four years after Pennsylvania enacted no-excuse mail-in ballots, elections officials in Lancaster County said the May 16 primary ran smoothly. Poll workers said turnout was about what they expected for an off-year primary: slow. “Pretty low compared to midterms, pretty low compared to presidentials, especially,” said Adam Hosey, Judge of Elections for Lancaster’s Ward 2, Precinct 1. The relatively low turnout, combined with new high-speed letter openers and scanners, helped speed the pre-canvassing and counting of ballots. Read the full article here: https://www.fox43.com/article/news/lo... WPMT-FOX43's YouTube channel is a hub for the best of FOX43 News and its investigative reports, top headlines, and digital exclusive content:    / fox43   SUBSCRIBE:    / fox43