Voting In State
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Independents who want to vote in Pennsylvania’s closed primaries seek help from state’s high court
Voters hoping to open up Pennsylvania’s closed primary system to independents asked the state Supreme Court to declare the current system violates the state constitution’s right to free and fair elections.
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects GOP request to review Pa. provisional ballot ruling
A GOP challenge to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling on provisional ballots is dead, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
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Opinion: Pennsylvanians deserve true, early, in-person voting
As Pennsylvania enters another crucial year at the polls, one with far less attention than a presidential election, but no less important, Pennsylvanians deserve a voting system that reflects the realities of modern life.
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What to expect in Pennsylvania’s state primaries
The election is a prelude to November, when voters could scramble partisan control of the state Supreme Court. The primaries in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh will have added significance because the eventual Democratic nominees will be heavily favored in the general election.
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Democrats endorse set of changes to Pennsylvania election rules, sending bill to state Senate
The wide-ranging bill, which faces long odds in the Republican-majority Senate, addresses an array of election-related matters, including rules for ballot drop boxes, electronic lists of registered voters for election workers to consult, in-person early voting and voter registration.
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In Pittsburgh, candidates face their future voters, part of a national effort to engage the young
The forum, coordinated by the Allegheny Youth Vote Coalition working with Pittsburgh Public Schools, was the eighth held at a public high school in the city, all designed to get the youngest and future voters involved in elections.
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Deadline to register to vote in May 20 primaries only two weeks away
The upcoming primaries will determine which candidates advance in a host of local and statewide races that will be held in November.
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Judge rules that Pennsylvania counties can’t reject undated and wrongly dated mail ballots
Monday’s decision is the latest in a long-running legal dispute over what is a small percentage of votes cast in the state.
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Federal cuts to CISA programs make elections less secure, Pennsylvania’s Al Schmidt warns
In a letter to the homeland security secretary, Pennsylvania’s top election official cited the critical help local election officials have gotten from the cybersecurity agency. This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Pennsylvania’s top election official is warning the federal government that its decision to end a…
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Suit claims Hazleton’s election system is biased against Hispanic voters
A complaint filed Tuesday in Scranton federal court claims the “at-large” system “results in Hispanic citizens not having an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and to elect candidates of their choice.”
