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Elections 101: How Pennsylvania Secures Mail Ballots, Prevents Fraud, and More
Mail voting had been the source of near constant attack and litigation since 2020.
Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
April 15, 2024
Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
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New Federal Deadline for Certifying Election Results Adds to Pressure on Pennsylvania Officials
Another flurry of recount petitions could complicate efforts to deliver results by Dec. 11.
Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
March 28, 2024
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Everything You Need to Know About Pennsylvania’s Voting Machines
Political candidates have spread false claims about Pennsylvania’s voting machines to undermine trust. In reality, these machines undergo several layers of testing to ensure they produce accurate results.
Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
February 27, 2024
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Loss of Dozens of Experienced Election Officials Could Mean Trouble for Pennsylvania’s 2024 Election
Turnover has cost the state nearly 300 years of combined experience since 2019, in what the state’s top election official calls “one of the biggest dangers” to our elections.
Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
February 21, 2024
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This Pennsylvania Activist Is the Source of False and Flawed Election Claims Gaining Traction Across the Country
Heather Honey’s work has been cited by former president Donald Trump and conservative lawyer Cleta Mitchell. A Votebeat and Spotlight PA investigation shows her most influential report is based on distortions and incomplete data.
Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
February 13, 2024
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Increase in Ballot Errors Coincides with Turnover Among County Election Officials in Pennsylvania
The 2023 general election saw more ballot errors than any election in the state’s recent history. And the most errors are often happening where experienced election directors have left.
Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
December 26, 2023
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‘Hectic from the Get-Go’: How a New Polling Place Chief in Pennsylvania Navigated His First Election
Jay Schneider knew Election Day would be a hard job. Despite the stress and a few setbacks, he pulled off a smooth experience for voters in Chester County.
Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
November 10, 2023
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Working the Polls Cleared Up Jay Schneider’s 2020 Election Suspicions. Now He’s Taking Charge as a Judge of Elections.
Poll workers often don’t get the credit they deserve. When Chester County needed Schneider to step up, he did, and learned about elections along the way.
Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
November 2, 2023
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Judge Tells Delaware County to Accept In-Person Votes from Residents Whose Flawed Mail Ballots Were Rejected
“Now, if a voter fails to sign or date an absentee envelope, this court order clears the way for that voter to go to the Election Day polling place to cast a ballot,” Delaware County Elections Director Jim Allen said.
Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
September 26, 2023
80 Years After the US Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Nuclear Threat Remains Grave
August 5, 2025
Nuclear war is a real and present danger that we must acknowledge and confront, writes Ira Helfand.
Rivot Magazine Provides Bucks County a Much-needed Print Music and News Publication With a Punk Rock Ethos
August 4, 2025
Founder James Lamb said print media was a void that needed to be filled. “I just really like a physical, handheld thing that can be saved, that can migrate when I drop one at the bus stop.”
DOJ’s Demand for State Voter Lists Are a Major Battleground in Fights Over Access to the Polls
August 4, 2025
The Trump administration wants to scoop up voter registration lists and other election data from all 50 states.
New Pennsylvania Project Opens Office in Bensalem, Its First in Bucks County
August 2, 2025
The nonpartisan voting rights organization wants everyone in the county to be registered, educated, engaged and active voters.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After Being Defunded by Congress, Targeted by Trump
August 1, 2025
The closure is expected to have a profound impact on the journalistic and cultural landscape — in particular, public radio and TV stations in small communities across the United States.
