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The American Civil Liberties Union is urging Washington County officials to reverse their decision to not allow people to fix mistakes with their mail-in or absentee ballots, which it claims will disenfranchise hundreds of voters in the April 23 primary. In the letter sent Tuesday, the ACLU and Philadelphia-based Public Interest Law Center said they […]
Washington County’s board of elections is deliberating over whether to allow voters who fail to sign or date their mail-in ballots an opportunity to “cure” the issues so their vote will count. All 67 counties have multiple options on how to handle the decision after the state Department of State recently gave guidance on the […]
Washington County sent nearly $350,000 in cryptocurrency to a Russian hacker last week in order to end the cyberattack that crippled the county’s government and courthouse. County solicitor Gary Sweat read a lengthy statement during Thursday’s board of commissioners meeting in which he detailed aspects of the cyberattack and why officials thought they needed to […]
The Washington County commissioners are planning to “ratify” two motions Thursday that were originally passed during last week’s emergency meeting in response to the cyberattack on the county government and courthouse. County solicitor Gary Sweat said during Tuesday’s board workshop meeting that the commissioners plan to vote again on the motions in an apparent attempt […]
The Washington County commissioners are planning to “ratify” two motions Thursday that were originally passed during last week’s emergency meeting in response to the cyberattack on the county government and courthouse. County solicitor Gary Sweat said during Tuesday’s board workshop meeting that the commissioners plan to vote again on the motions in an apparent attempt […]