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Pa. Senate committee advancing election bills, starting small

Major issues like the House Democrats’ omnibus election reform bill and voter ID remain stalled.
By Jordan Wilkie/WITF

Pa. House advances voter ID, omnibus election reform bills

Voter ID is bipartisan, while broader election reform has party line Democratic support.
By Jordan Wilkie/WITF

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Path forward for voter ID in Pa., as long as it “doesn’t disenfranchise”

Pennsylvanians want electoral reform. Voter ID’s political path forward will thread a needle.
By Jordan Wilkie/WITF


Pennsylvania Senate seeks to declare state constitution provides no right to an abortion

Voters could be asked as early as the spring to weigh in on five significant amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution.

By Jeremy Long/WITF

Pa. Republicans are bringing their election bill back after Gov. Tom Wolf said he’s open to voter ID changes

Wolf had said changes to the state’s voter ID rules were a nonstarter. But he shifted that position this week after vetoing the Republican-passed bill.

By Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA and Jonathan Lai/Philadelphia Inquirer

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/WHYY
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