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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Robert Tait in Washington and agencies

Judge extends in-person voting option in Pennsylvania after Trump lawsuit

people stand in a line outside a building
People wait in line outside the Bucks county government building to apply for an on-demand mail ballot on the last day to request one in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Photograph: Mike Catalini/AP

A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday sided with Donald Trump’s campaign and agreed to extend an in-person voting option in suburban Philadelphia, where long lines on the final day led to complaints voters were being disenfranchised by an unprepared election office.

A lawsuit demanding an extension of Tuesday’s 5pm deadline in Bucks county was filed on Wednesday morning after long queues outside the county’s election office on the last day for applications led to security guards cutting off the line and telling some of those waiting they would not be able to apply.

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