election laws

June 1, 2023 | 1:27 PM

Should Pa. require voter ID? Research agency divided on best ways to implement it.

By Robby Brod

February 6, 2023 | 3:05 PM

Pennsylvania should have longer period to process mail-in ballot applications, optional secrecy envelopes, agency recommends

By Robby Brod

November 2, 2022 | 5:00 AM

Doug Mastriano’s proposed voter roll purge addresses a non-existent problem and targets vulnerable voters, experts say

By Robby Brod

October 14, 2022 | 8:30 PM

Election deniers looking to work at polling places, new report warns

By Robby Brod

July 20, 2022 | 4:49 PM

Pa. counties want to count mail-in ballots early. State lawmakers have yet to agree.

County election workers say they should have more time to open and sort mail-in ballots, but lawmakers have so far failed to approve such a change.

By Sam Dunklau

November 18, 2021 | 1:42 PM

The Pa. House could vote on broad election law changes as soon as next month

House Republicans have hoped to enact the measure that would touch everything from voter ID to deadlines for nearly a year.

By Sam Dunklau

July 22, 2021 | 9:32 AM

Majority of Americans are worried about the state of democracy, new survey finds

The poll was conducted on the heels of a chaotic election cycle and the January 6th assault on the U.S. Capitol. Republicans are more likely than Democrats to think democracy is in crisis, by 48 to 25 percent. In 2018, more Democrats than Republicans thought that. 

By Julia Agos

July 13, 2021 | 4:15 PM

Vice President Harris hints that she has discussed filibuster changes with senators

With a major voting bill stalled, the vice president told NPR that she won’t negotiate changes to Senate rules publicly, “but I’m certainly having conversations with folks.”

By Asma Khalid and Arnie Seipel/NPR

Updated: 2021-07-13 15:35:46

GOP state voting restrictions ‘un-American,’ Biden declares

Biden, who has proclaimed protecting ballot access the central cause of his presidency, has faced sharp criticism from allies for not doing more, though political headwinds and stubborn Senate math have greatly limited its ability to act.

By Jonathan Lemire, Brian Slodysko and Zeke Miller/The Associated Press

June 28, 2021 | 7:57 AM

Pa. GOP circumvented Wolf on pandemic rules by ballot measure. Next up? Voter ID

In the wake of the 2020 election and its rash of unfounded claims of fraudulent voting and illegitimate results, many GOP-controlled legislatures — particularly in swing states — have moved to restrict the vote in some way.

By Katie Meyer/Keystone Crossroads

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