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Denise Clay-Murray

A person holds a clipboard that reads “REGISTER TO VOTE” on white paper.
FROM Votebeat Pennsylvania Voter Registration & Rolls
Here’s how Pennsylvania keeps its voter rolls clean
Doug Mastriano’s pledge to “reset” voter registrations ignores the safeguards that already remove hundreds of thousands of ineligible voters.
By Denise Clay-Murray
 
A dark-haired woman smiles as she poses for a photographic portrait against a gray background.
FROM Votebeat Pennsylvania Inside Votebeat
I have a passion for making sure Pennsylvanians, and communities of color, know their votes count. Here’s why.
People gave me reasons for not participating in the electoral process that had no basis in fact.
By Denise Clay-Murray
 
A woman in a pink shirt and shorts puts a ballot through the slot of a ballot dropbox.
FROM Votebeat Pennsylvania Voting Access
A smooth primary, but Pennsylvania’s rules meant waiting for results
Counties couldn’t process mail ballots until Election Day, delaying discovery of a misprint on some Lancaster County ballots.
By Denise Clay-Murray
 
A group of people reach over a large, cluttered table, passing ballots to each other.
FROM Votebeat Pennsylvania Election Laws
Pennsylvania’s mail ballot rules could slow down election results — again
Whether the counties can report near-complete results on election night depends on how many mail-in ballots need to be counted — and when the counting starts.
By Denise Clay-Murray