USPS Ballot Warning; County Polling Changes

California election officials warned that U.S. Postal Service processing delays could cause ballots dropped in mailboxes on Nov. 4 to be uncounted if they are not postmarked on or before Election Day, a risk for voters living about 50 miles or more from six regional processing centers (Los Angeles, Bell Gardens, San Diego, Santa Clarita, Richmond and West Sacramento), and urged voters to drop ballots earlier or obtain a manual postmark at a USPS counter ahead of a Nov. 4 special election on Proposition 50. In Mahoning County, Ohio, Sebring voters are set to decide two tax renewals (a 1-mill park levy raising about $32,347 and a 3-mill fire equipment levy raising about $137,059) and two charter amendments, while Goshen Township voters will consider a 5.7-mill replacement levy (about $627,119 annually, roughly $200 per $100,000 in property value) to update police funding tied to 2008 valuations. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, election officials proposed relocating polling places for the Nov. 4 municipal election—moving Terre Hill in East Earl Township from St. Johns Center Lutheran Church to Bethany Grace Fellowship and Willow Creek in Rapho Township from the Laserdome to LCBC Manheim—to address permanent unavailability and accessibility issues. The Lancaster County board discussed the changes Oct. 1, opened a one-week public comment period under state law and is scheduled to vote Oct. 8, with mailed and posted notices planned to alert affected voters.