With only seven legislative session days left before the General Election on November 8, House Democrats are calling on Harrisburg's Republican leaders to pass a clean pre-canvassing bill. 

Currently, mail-in and absentee ballots can not be prepared for counting until 7 a.m. on Election Day. 

This effects elections as seen in November 2020, and again in May 2022, when voters had to wait several days to learn the results of certain races while those ballots were being processed. 

Allowing counties to pre-canvass ballots earlier would mean faster vote counts and results. 

Several House Democrats have introduced standalone legislation that would allow counties to pre-canvass these ballots, but said Republican leaders in Harrisburg refuse to bring up pre-canvassing unless it's tied to other legislation that divides the House. 

Additionally, House Democrats have proposed bills that make it easier to register to vote, full proposals can be found here.