[Undertoad]

Originally Posted by richlevy

In Pennsylvania, could my vote be challenged if my name does not exactly match the name on my social security card - "James K. Smith" versus "James Keith Smith" or "Jim Smith"?

No.

What if there was a mistake and the election commission had the wrong social security number?

The election commission doesn't collect social security numbers, nor do they require them in any way on election day.

And if I allowed them to force me to fill out a provisional ballot, how would I know if it was counted?

If you really give a shit, you could easily become a poll-watcher or even assist election officials in your precinct. If you really really give a shit, you can run for Inspector of Elections or Judge of Elections and become an election official yourself. There is one Judge, and two Inspectors in each precinct. You would have to run for the office, but often who is going to run is agreed upon ahead of time. ("Cheryl doesn't want to do it any more with her arthritis getting bad.") It's a paid position, you work the poll all day from the opening through final count, and you are allowed to bring along a lesser-paid assistant if you like, so you can take a break.