Elections

Pennsylvania Legislative Preview: Will Long-Discussed Election Proposals Finally Get Through?

Lawmakers signal some room for agreement on expanded voter ID rules and revised mail ballot procedures.

by Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
January 16, 2025

In Some States, Legislatures Are Working to Undermine Election Results

The strategies range from outright reversals to “slow walking” the implementation of voter-approved ballot initiatives, such as lawmakers refusing to provide funding.

by The Associated Press
December 16, 2024

No Charges and Few Updates on Investigations of Suspicious Voter Registration Forms in Pennsylvania

Five counties launched inquiries before the election. Lancaster County found hundreds of forms with indicators of fraud.

by Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
November 25, 2024

Democrat Bob Casey Concedes to Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate Race

“As the first count of ballots is completed, Pennsylvanians can move forward with the knowledge that their voices were heard, whether their vote was the first to be counted or the last,” Casey said.

by The Associated Press
November 21, 2024

A Battle Over Mail Ballots in Pennsylvania Senate Race Recount Is Latest Example of Messy Disputes Over Election Rules

The legal challenges could lead to court decisions that dictate in future elections which ballots can and can't be tallied.

by The Associated Press
November 19, 2024

Pennsylvania’s High Court Orders Counties not to Count Disputed Ballots in US Senate Race

Democratic-majority election boards in Montgomery County, Philadelphia and Bucks County had voted to count the ballots that lacked a correct date.

by The Associated Press
November 18, 2024

Democratic Moms Running for Office Made a Splash Across Pennsylvania

Vote Mama PAC-endorsed candidates achieved a 71% win rate in the commonwealth.

by Caroline Craig
November 16, 2024

The Fight Over Counting Mail Ballots with Incorrect Dates Takes Center Stage in Pennsylvania Senate Race Recount

Democrats cast more mail-in ballots than Republicans, and Democrats in the past have supported counting ballots that trip over what they view as meaningless clerical requirements in state law.

by The Associated Press
November 16, 2024

Misinformation and Conspiracies About Elections Is No Longer Just a MAGA Issue. It’s a National One

“Despite some efforts to undermine confidence, including unfounded claims of 'cheating' in Philadelphia, our election process proved strong, transparent, and efficient,” said Committee of Seventy CEO Lauren Cristella.

by Aidan Tyksinski
November 15, 2024

How the Recount in Pennsylvania’s US Senate Race Will Work

Republican Dave McCormick led incumbent Bob Casey by 29,000 votes as of Wednesday, a gap of just 0.43%.

by Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
November 15, 2024

History Shows One Election Victory Does Not Make a New Era in American Politics

Despite the lessons of history, a new round of doomsayers are ready to write the Democrats’ obituary in 2024.

by Special to The Bucks County Beacon
November 14, 2024

Pennsylvania Senate Contest Between Bob Casey and Dave McCormick Headed Toward a Recount, and Possibly Litigation

Bucks County’s election board voted to count more than 400 mail-in ballots that lack a correct handwritten date on the outer envelope — something that Republicans are challenging and have opposed repeatedly in court.

by The Associated Press
November 14, 2024

Democrats Celebrate Holding a Majority in Pennsylvania House, Urge GOP State Senators to Cooperate in Passing Legislation

“Here in Harrisburg, in the 'People’s House', we held onto the people’s majority, because we’ve been delivering for the work of the people,” said PA House Speaker Joanna McClinton.

by Aidan Tyksinski
November 13, 2024

Trump Has Vowed to Kill US Offshore Wind Projects. Will He succeed?

Trump has railed against offshore wind turbines spoiling the view from a golf course he owns in Scotland.

by The Associated Press
November 10, 2024

Pennsylvania Will Keep Its Divided Legislature Thanks to Split-Ticket Voters

Pennsylvania’s red shift in the 2024 election wasn’t isolated to the presidential race.

by Richardson Dilworth, Drexel University
November 10, 2024

Pete Hegseth’s War on Religious Freedom and the Constitution

January 22, 2025

The Secretary of Defense nominee is not only a proponent of Christian Nationalism … but an advocate for a revolutionary theocratic vision for the overthrow of the Constitution of the United States.

Will Pennsylvania Finally Ban ‘LGBTQ+ Panic’ Defense?

January 22, 2025

Prohibiting the use of someone’s existence as a legal excuse for engaging in violence against them shouldn’t be a controversial or partisan issue.

A New Era of Leadership for Bucks County’s NAACP Begins: Adrienne King’s Vision for Equity and Unity

January 21, 2025

“We aim to create a more inclusive and equitable Bucks County by dismantling systemic barriers and ensuring everyone has access to opportunities to thrive,” says new Bucks NAACP President King.

Retired Federal Judge: President Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons and Clemencies ‘Flies in the Face of the Facts’ of Violent Insurrection

January 20, 2025

Trump is turning people like former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes into martyrs and heroes.

Federal Appeals Court Declares DACA Unlawful, but Keeps Program in Place for Now

January 20, 2025

The program has shielded more than half a million people from deportation who entered the United States as children. The ruling will likely be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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