Some counties are rejecting primary mail ballots that are missing the last two digits of the year, despite the Department of State’s advice to count them.
In the 63rd House District, Josh Bashline earned the Republican nomination after beating three others for a shot to replace retiring state Rep. Donna Oberlander.
The son of a Vietnam veteran who later struggled with mental health and substance abuse and became an incarcerated felon, DePasquale stood out on the Democratic ballot as one of just two Allegheny County candidates running statewide.