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Legal observers say the question of whether to count mail-in ballots with handwritten dating errors is still open.

In a rush to find answers, lawmakers and election officials alike are proposing a number of changes.

"If in fact we brought the boxes to them, and they had the ability to vote right at senior centers, right at community centers, then I think that's the recipe for success."

For about five months, all mail sent to inmates in Pennsylvania's state prisons has been routed through a processing facility in Florida, where it is searched and photocopied.Inmates get the copy. The original is destroyed, though it's digitally retained for 45 days.

After a day in federal court, the state Corrections Department is settling a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups over a boost in legal mail security the groups say violated inmates’ First Amendment rights.

Planned testimony has been halted in a federal case contesting the legal mail policy used in Pennsylvania's prisons. Instead, lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups bringing the case say they're likely headed toward a settlement.

A federal trial is underway on whether Pennsylvania’s policy for handling legal mail sent to prisons violates inmates’ First Amendment rights.

Hearings have begun in a federal case over whether Pennsylvania’s prison system is violating inmates’ First Amendment Rights. Legal mail is at the center of the debate.