Stories tagged: "election"


WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2022/11/08: A woman drops her ballot into a ballot box in Luzerne County. Election signs in Luzerne county. Mid-day on election day, polling places in Luzerne County started running out of ballot papers. The situation was brought before a judge, and the decision to extend voting for two hours was made. Ballot Papers needed to be ordered from New York and were delivered. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Investigation Blames Luzerne County’s November Voting Problems on Inexperienced Poll Workers

A 24-page report from District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce, an elected Republican, said the lack of paper ballots in the swing county during last November’s election had nothing to do with criminal activity or fraud.

How Fox News hosts described the lies and conspiracies aired on their network. Graphic by Desiree Tapia.
Leaked Texts Reveal: Fox News Knew They Were Spreading Lies and Conspiracies About 2020 Election

A pair of new court filings reveal that Fox’s top executives, hosts, and talent knew former President Donald Trump’s claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election were false, but broadcast them anyway.

Democratic floor leader Rep. Joanna McClinton, right, stands alongside fellow house members as legislators of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are sworn-in, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. The ceremony marks the convening of the 2023-2024 legislative session of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Smith)
Allegheny County Voters Will Decide Control of the State House on Feb. 7 After Court OKs Special Election Dates

With majority control of the state House at stake, the Commonwealth Court ruled Friday that three special elections for vacant Allegheny County seats can continue as planned for Feb. 7, rejecting Republican Bryan Cutler’s argument that the GOP had the right to set the dates.

Voters line up at an early voting satellite location at the Anne B. Day elementary school, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
Amendments on Voter ID, Governor’s Veto Power, Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse One Step Closer to May Ballot

Republicans in the Senate pushed through a bill containing two proposed amendments to the state constitution that would affect voting rights and the governor’s veto powers, in addition to tacking on a measure that would provide relief for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, which Democrats support while opposing the other two proposals.

A poll worker holds a ballot at the Trinity Christian Fellowship Hall polling place in Biglerville, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Proposed Constitutional Amendments on Voter ID, Election Audits, and Governor’s Veto Power Could Make it to Ballots in May

Three proposed amendments to the state constitution are headed to the Senate for a vote after passing through the State Government Committee. If passed by both the Senate and House this month, they could go to voters as early as May.

FILE - Al Schmidt, former city commissioner of Philadelphia, testifies as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, on June 13, 2022. Schmidt, a former Philadelphia election official who has told of enduring death threats whipped up by Donald Trump for defending the city's 2020 vote-counting against the former president's election lies, will be nominated for the top election administration post in Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro's administration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Josh Shapiro Chooses Republican Al Schmidt, Targeted by Trump in 2020, to Oversee Pennsylvania Elections

Schmidt upheld democracy in Philadelphia during the 2020 Election, pushing back against Donald Trump’s lies about election fraud. He has told the Jan. 6 committee that his family received death threats after Trump called him out on Twitter.

Voters wait in line on Tuesday
Our Mission: Building a More Civically-Engaged Pennsylvania

As the divisive rhetoric of a campaign season drives many would-be voters away from engaging with democracy, the Keystone is working to let Pennsylvanians know that their vote matters.