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Are Pa.’s absentee-ballot deadlines unconstitutional? What would be the fix? Judges consider whether a lawsuit should move forward.

“Just because our state may not have the best system does not mean we have an unconstitutional system,” a judge said.

These absentee ballots, on a table in Philadelphia City Hall on Jan. 17, 2019, are among the 1,000 or so that were rejected for arriving after the deadline in the 2018 general election.
These absentee ballots, on a table in Philadelphia City Hall on Jan. 17, 2019, are among the 1,000 or so that were rejected for arriving after the deadline in the 2018 general election.Read moreMargo Reed