Ahead of US election, Americans sue to ensure their votes count

Erika Worobec, who successfully sued to compel Washington County officials to notify voters if their mail-in or absentee ballot had a clerical error, poses for a portrait near the stables at her home in Cecil, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 11, 2024. REUTERS/Quinn Glabicki

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -For Erika Worobec of Cecil, Pennsylvania, mail-in voting is a family ritual. For a primary election in April, she researched the candidates and issues with her young son before making her selections.

"My son gets really excited when that envelope comes," said Worobec, 45, who is in technical product marketing.