Carter Walker
Reporter, Votebeat Pennsylvania
Ruling in case brought by disenfranchised primary voters resolves apparent contradiction in law over provisional ballots.
State’s new system aims to bring convenience to registering and accuracy to voter rolls, Gov. Shapiro announces.
The 2024 primary is currently set for April 23, late in the presidential primary season and in conflict with Passover.
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.
In seven states, Trump allies sent electoral votes to Congress despite his loss. Some are facing investigations and criminal charges. But the saga has a twist in the Keystone State.
Act 88 poured $45 million into shoring up counties’ election needs, with a few strings attached. Now counties are designing budgets based on another round.
The former Philadelphia city commissioner’s Senate hearings featured contentious questions on voter roll accuracy from committee Republicans led by Chairman Cris Dush.
In the city’s May primary, voters whose mail ballots were flagged for a missing or improper date mostly come from heavily nonwhite neighborhoods, according to analysis by Votebeat and Spotlight PA.
Luzerne County’s ballot paper shortage was not as widespread as original reports claimed and involved no malfeasance, the district attorney concludes.
The ACLU is suing Delaware County, arguing that the Board of Elections misread the law and disenfranchised eligible voters in the May primary.
Most election skeptics lost. But in three counties, these candidates will likely hold a majority on their board of election.
Columbia County’s two-person election office could never do it alone. Here’s what happens when the county’s bipartisan, collaborative leadership calls for “all hands on deck.”
45 candidates running to get control over Pennsylvania elections have spread election misinformation
Votebeat and Spotlight PA examined more than 400 county commissioner and county council candidates to see which ones have alleged fraud or expressed doubts about election security. Here’s what we found.
Legislation giving election officials a week to “pre-cavass” ballots would speed up results, but other provisions could make it unpalatable to Senate Republicans.
Members of Congress fought over whether Luzerne’s paper shortage constituted voter suppression, but didn’t uncover anything new about the cause.
The Commonwealth Court dismissed a case brought by the Republican National Committee, arguing that counties allowing voters to fix errors on their ballot had violated state law.
A panel of election experts held a discussion on unequal voting policies in the state and possible solutions.
Cris Dush, chairman of the state government committee, rejected the results of the 2020 election and led Republicans’ investigation attempt.
A higher court would have to determine whether recount petitions require evidence of fraud
The counties make their own policies on drop boxes, fixing mail ballots, and more. Our maps show the uneven landscape that gives Pennsylvanians additional voting options based on where they live.
Luzerne County was singled out by the Department of State as the only county with significant voting problems in the 2022 midterm elections.
Court tells state Senate it has its own authority to enforce subpoenas with the Department of State.
Journalism taught me that local government has a profound impact on voters’ lives. That’s why I’m pursuing the crucial but misunderstood facts about Pennsylvania elections.
Democrats and Republicans have been at odds in recent weeks over which party had the authority to schedule three special elections for the chamber.
Vote totals change slightly but not enough to impact the outcome of any race.
County employees hand counted more than 59,000 ballots in two and a half days, a task resulting from petitions and pressure from election conspiracy activists.
Schmidt, a Republican, famously stood up to former President Trump’s claims of election fraud in 2020
Election experts and advocates say Legislature should update 1927 statute that was written for an era of machine politics.
Lawmakers, lobbyists, and voting advocates preview their elections reform wishlists for the next session
A motion to dismiss the Republicans’ subpoena for voter data represents the latest, and possibly the final, twist in a two-year audit attempt.