DOJ Presses Pennsylvania for Answers on How It Manages Voter Rolls
Several other states are also facing new scrutiny as the Trump administration refocuses election-law enforcement.
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.
Election officials have long complained about the interface. They’ll have to wait a couple more years for a change.
Lawmakers signal some room for agreement on expanded voter ID rules and revised mail ballot procedures.
Five counties launched inquiries before the election. Lancaster County found hundreds of forms with indicators of fraud.
Raymond Chang, president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative, warned that a repeal of the Johnson Amendment could help tether some congregations to certain parties or candidates.
Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates the West Chester-born civil rights activist, a mentor to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and key architect of the March on Washington.
The uncertainty around the Trump administration’s tariff strategy “is creating havoc” for Warminster-based Gamry Instruments.
“It is heartbreaking to see Congress embrace a budget bill that strips meals and health care away from children and families to fund massive tax breaks for the super wealthy and an unaccountable private school voucher program,” said PSEA President Aaron Chapin.
The Bucks County Beacons’s reporting on Senate Bill 780 was incomplete and inaccurate, argues the head of the Bucks County Democratic Committee in an OpEd.