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Voting and Abortion Rights Are On The Ballot In Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court Race, Advocates Say

“The threat is real and the stakes are high,” said Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates Executive Director Signe Espinoza.

Censorship and Book Banning Are on the Ballot in November’s School Board Elections

“Pennsylvania has become an increasingly large focus point for extremists who have found that by targeting school boards they are able to impose a political agenda on to a lot of people,” said Education Voters PA Executive Director Suasan Spicka.

Central Bucks School District Voters Can Choose Compassion and Common Sense Over Extremism This Election

Voters have an opportunity to steer the community away from the ugly divisiveness introduced by Moms for Liberty, Paul Martino, and outside groups.

White Woman to White Women: Voting Shouldn’t Be Blind

Just because a woman is on the ballot for Pennsylvania Supreme Court doesn’t mean she will protect women’s rights.

Central Bucks School District’s Voting Regions Maps Hearing Proceeds To Court After Starts, Stops and Several Bites at the Apple

The CBSD Fair Votes map incorporates voter roll data, in addition to population, and provides voters with the ability to vote for a school board director every other year.

Registering To Vote In Pennsylvania Has Never Been Easier, Thanks To Governor Josh Shapiro

New Pennsylvania Project CEO Kadida Kenner said the new measure “will undoubtedly help to close the voter registration gap, especially in communities of color where the gap is the most pronounced.”

Every Year 4 Million Americans Turn 18, But Less Than Half Of Them Vote

Pennsylvania high schools play an important role in registering first-time voters, but could be doing more by actively supporting in-school voter registration drives.

Pennsylvania Voting Rights Groups Are Working To Expand Ballot Access Through Education and Advocacy

Amid ongoing attacks on democracy and the state’s electoral process, organizations like Common Cause and the League of Women Voters are focused on ensuring that voters are well-informed, engaged, and actually voting in local elections.

Candidates Need to Give Black Men a Tangible Reason to Vote 

Thirty-three percent of all eligible Black men in Pennsylvania are not registered to vote. This needs to change.

Democratic Bucks County Commissioners Are Running on Their Record of Accomplishments and Bipartisanship

Bob Harvie and Diane Marseglia, lifelong residents of Bucks County, are running for reelection as County Commissioners. We spoke with them about why they are running and why this election is so critical.

Bill to Move Pennsylvania’s Spring Primary Earlier Would Put Time Crunch on Election Officials

The 2024 primary is currently set for April 23, late in the presidential primary season and in conflict with Passover.

Maps Presented To Central Bucks Voting Region Committee Fall Short and Lack Transparency

CBSD Fair Votes presented the most comprehensive map that heeds the Free and Equal Elections Clause and incorporates population and voter data, while providing voters the ability to cast ballots every two years.

Pennsylvania Will Track Voting Machine Malfunctions Under New Settlement with Election Security Groups

PA's Department of State reaches agreement after advocates raised concerns in 2019 with a new voting machine that glitched and compromised voter privacy in its first year.

New Report Emphasizes Importance of Upcoming Judicial Elections in Pennsylvania

Democracy and voting rights can either be protected, or gutted, in the state’s high courts.

Event: A Community Conversation–The Building Of An Equal Justice System

The evening will offer insight into the ways federal judges impact important matters such as civil rights, student loans and prejudice against the LGBTQ+ community.

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