State of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Luzerne County Polling Hours Extension

In Re: Extension of Time for Polls to Remain Open in the 2022 General Election

Order granting a request by the Luzerne County Board of Elections and the Luzerne County Bureau of Elections seeking to keep the county’s polling locations open until 10 p.m. EST, which is two hours later than they would normally be open. This court order comes after the county’s election officials filed an emergency request to extend polling hours from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST due to paper shortages and issues with voting machines.

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