Butler County Commissioners react to state association goals
Two Butler County commissioners have singled out election integrity as an issue they would like the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania to address this year.
Commissioners Leslie Osche and Kim Geyer wrote in a joint news release Wednesday, Jan. 25, that they oppose pre-canvassing mail-in ballots, despite the association’s approval of the practice. Butler County Commissioner Kevin Boozel said he also supports pre-canvassing.
Pre-canvassing is when election officials prepare absentee and mail-in ballots before they are counted on election night. The association said in a news update Wednesday that expanding pre-canvassing and extending the mail-in ballot application deadlines “remain the most important changes counties are seeking to improve election administration.”
