Pennsylvania has universal mail voting. A panel of federal judges ruled on Wednesday to uphold the enforcement of dates on mailin ballots in Pennsylvania.What if I miss the application deadline or have a last minute emergency? What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? The Pennsylvania Department of State is hoping another change to mail ballot return envelopes will eliminate the chance of ballots being rejected this November. A Pennsylvania federal appeals court has ruled that mailin ballots received without accurate handwritten dates on the outside of envelopes are not valid. You have 4 options to cast your vote. You may do an absentee, mail-in, in-person, or provisional ballot. When must mail ballots be received?