New letter seeks a copy of the state’s voter rolls, and details on election officials’ survey responses. The scope of the request raises privacy issues.
Counties with traveling technicians can get problems at polling sites fixed quickly.
A similar move for mail ballots sharply cut the number that were disqualified over technical errors.
Several other states are also facing new scrutiny as the Trump administration refocuses election-law enforcement.
Proposals to give independent and unaffiliated voters a greater voice are popular, but they face tough odds in the legislature.
As part of a civics project, a group of citizens gather to discuss pre-canvassing, early voting, and ID requirements. Their deliberations could shape pending legislation.
The judge ruled that rejecting mail ballots for issues with the date on the outer envelope violates voters’ First Amendment rights, since voting is considered an expression of free speech.
“Without poll workers, we cannot have elections. They are the foundation of our election system,” Jeff Greenburg, a senior adviser on election administration for the Committee of Seventy, told Votebeat.
The state’s top election official calls on the Legislature to update rules, and to give local administrators a voice.
Partisan gerrymandering is an anathema to our democracy.
“We’re running for school board to solve problems that affect students and families every day.”
Experts say the Trump administration’s “hostile” approach could plummet foreign enrollment.
“Based on our records… costs could go up for Pennie enrollees by 82 percent.” That’s on average. For others, it could go up even more or – when new regulations under H.R. 1, A Big Beautiful Bill Act, go into effect – it will be eliminated entirely.
“It’s no surprise that billionaires and corporate special interests who are funding a dark money group are thanking Brian Fitzpatrick,” said Bob Harvie, Bucks County Commissioner.
