ElectionsHannah Yoon / For VotebeatPhiladelphia aims to speed up mail ballot processing on Election Day with newer equipmentby Carter Walker of VotebeatOct. 16, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAIt’s too close to Election Day to consider changing mail ballot rules, Pennsylvania Supreme Court saysby Carter Walker of VotebeatOct. 7, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAPennsylvanians have the most trust in local election results, poll showsby Carter Walker of VotebeatOct. 4, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAVoting rights groups want Pa. Supreme Court to decide whether voters need to date mail ballotsby Carter Walker of VotebeatSept. 25, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PARuling could influence how Pa. counties handle mail ballots with disqualifying errors this Novemberby Carter Walker of VotebeatSept. 24, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PADemocrats in Pa. approach 2024 election with slimmest voter registration advantage in decadesby Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA and Carter Walker of VotebeatSept. 18, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAHigh court voids ruling on mail ballots missing handwritten datesby Carter Walker of VotebeatSept. 13, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PANo, ‘early voting’ does not start in Pennsylvania on Sept. 16by Carter Walker of VotebeatSept. 13, 2024
ElectionsRobert Frank / For Spotlight PAErrors undermine tool designed to help Pennsylvanians find their election polling placesby Carter Walker of VotebeatSept. 12, 2024
ElectionsHannah Yoon / For VotebeatDonald Trump insists ‘bad things happen in Philadelphia.’ Here’s the real history.by Carter Walker of VotebeatSept. 9, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PACounty was wrong to reject provisional ballots from voters who made mail ballot errors, Pa. court saysby Carter Walker of VotebeatSept. 6, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAA court just told Pa. not to reject mail ballots missing handwritten dates. The case isn't over yet.by Carter Walker of VotebeatAug. 30, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAThese three court cases could determine how Pennsylvania handles mail ballots this fallby Carter Walker of VotebeatAug. 29, 2024
ElectionsCommonwealth Media ServicesSome of Trump's 'fake' Pennsylvania electors from 2020 are back againby Carter Walker of VotebeatAug. 16, 2024
ElectionsCommonwealth Media ServicesElections 101: Department of State guidance was a 2020 lightning rod. This is how it works.by Carter Walker of VotebeatAug. 8, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAHandwritten dates on mail ballots don’t serve meaningful purpose, attorneys tell Commonwealth Courtby Carter Walker of VotebeatAug. 2, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAHow 9 mistakenly discarded ballots in Luzerne County, Pa., fueled Trump’s 2020 lies about electionsby Carter Walker of VotebeatJuly 29, 2024
ElectionsLauren Aguirre / VotebeatMail ballot envelopes will now be printed with the full year filled outby Carter Walker of VotebeatJuly 18, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PATo certify election results on time, Pa. looks to set new deadlines for legal challengesby Carter Walker of VotebeatJuly 10, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PARight-wing group sues over errors in Pennsylvania voter registration recordsby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Carter Walker of VotebeatJune 21, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAElections 101: Everything you need to know about election recounts in Pennsylvaniaby Carter Walker of VotebeatJune 13, 2024
ElectionsLauren Aguirre / VotebeatRedesigned envelope leads to fewer rejected mail ballots, but a new type of error sticks outby Carter Walker of VotebeatMay 31, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAWhy a state challenge to Pa.’s mail ballot dating rule may succeed even though a federal one failedby Carter Walker of VotebeatMay 29, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PALawsuit, records requests signal ACLU effort to target ‘notice and cure’ policies for flawed mail ballotsby Carter Walker of VotebeatMay 16, 2024
The CapitolAmanda Berg / For Spotlight PAPennsylvania state House advances bill to give counties more time to count mail ballotsby Carter Walker of VotebeatMay 2, 2024
ElectionsSue Dorfman / For VotebeatSnyder County’s new election director survived Pa.’s 2024 primary. The big test comes in November.by Carter Walker of VotebeatApril 29, 2024
ElectionsLauren Aguirre / VotebeatSome voters are failing to complete the year on Pa.’s newly redesigned mail ballot envelopesby Carter Walker of VotebeatApril 23, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAMissing voting machine documents raise concern about Pa. county’s testing processesby Carter Walker of VotebeatApril 18, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAElections 101: How Pa. secures mail ballots, prevents fraud, and moreby Carter Walker of VotebeatApril 15, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAVoting rights groups appeal ruling that directs Pa. to reject undated mail ballotsby Carter Walker of VotebeatApril 10, 2024
ElectionsCommonwealth Media ServicesPa.’s top election official answers your questions about misinformation, voting machines, and moreby Carter Walker of VotebeatApril 9, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAFederal ruling could lead Pa. counties to reject 1000s of undated mail ballotsby Carter Walker of VotebeatMarch 28, 2024
ElectionsCommonwealth Media ServicesRecount petitions could impede Pa.’s efforts to certify 2024 election by new federal deadlineby Carter Walker of VotebeatMarch 28, 2024
ElectionsScreenshot via City Commissioners YouTube channelPhiladelphia voting commission shakeup creates bad optics during big election yearby Carter Walker of VotebeatMarch 13, 2024
ElectionsCarter Walker / VotebeatBallot order is critical for candidates. In Pa., it’s determined by luck.by Carter Walker of VotebeatFeb. 29, 2024
ElectionsSue Dorfman / For VotebeatElections 101: Everything you need to know about Pa.'s voting machines, how the state keeps them safe, and moreby Carter Walker of VotebeatFeb. 27, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAA deficit of experienced voting officials could mean trouble for Pa.’s 2024 electionby Carter Walker of VotebeatFeb. 21, 2024
ElectionsLeise Hook / For Spotlight PA and VotebeatThis Pa. activist is the source of false and flawed election claims gaining traction across the countryby Carter Walker of VotebeatFeb. 12, 2024
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAAdministrative election errors rise as Pa. counties struggle to keep voting officialsby Carter Walker of VotebeatDec. 19, 2023
ElectionsAmanda Berg / For Spotlight PAShapiro administration cancels $10.7 million contract for Pa. voter roll system upgradeby Carter Walker of VotebeatDec. 15, 2023
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PACourt ruling on undated ballots brings confusion as Pa. counties certify November election resultsby Carter Walker of VotebeatNov. 30, 2023
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAPa. counties must accept undated, incorrectly dated mail ballots, federal court rulesby Carter Walker of VotebeatNov. 21, 2023
ElectionsHannah Yoon / For Votebeat'Hectic from the get-go': How a new polling place chief in Pennsylvania navigated his first electionby Carter Walker of VotebeatNov. 9, 2023
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAVoting machines in Northampton County printed ballots with errors in two judicial racesby Carter Walker of VotebeatNov. 7, 2023
ElectionsHannah Yoon / For VotebeatWorking the polls cleared up Jay Schneider’s 2020 suspicions. Now he’s taking charge as a judge of elections.by Carter Walker of VotebeatNov. 1, 2023
ElectionsDaniel Fishel / For Spotlight PAPennsylvania’s voting law is filled with obsolete provisions, troublesome conflictsby Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA and Carter Walker of VotebeatOct. 31, 2023
ElectionsDaniel Fishel / For Spotlight PAPa.’s Election Code is badly outdated. That could have serious consequences in 2024.by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA and Carter Walker of VotebeatOct. 26, 2023
ElectionsAmanda Berg / For Spotlight PAPennsylvania’s 2024 presidential primary date unlikely to change due to legislative impasseby Carter Walker of VotebeatOct. 13, 2023
ElectionsAmanda Berg / For Spotlight PAHouse approves bill to move Pa.’s 2024 primary but rejects voter ID expansion, other election reformsby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA and Carter Walker of VotebeatOct. 5, 2023
ElectionsCommonwealth Media ServicesAutomatic voter registration in Pa. draws GOP lawsuit threats, but little actionby Carter Walker of VotebeatOct. 4, 2023
ElectionsAmanda Berg / For Spotlight PAExpanded voter ID requirements are back on the table in Pennsylvaniaby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA, Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA, and Carter Walker of VotebeatOct. 3, 2023
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAJudge tells Delaware County to accept in-person votes from residents whose mail ballots were rejectedby Carter Walker of VotebeatSept. 21, 2023
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAPa. will now prompt people to register to vote when they get a driver’s licenseby Carter Walker of VotebeatSept. 19, 2023
ElectionsAmanda Berg / For Spotlight PABill to move Pa.’s spring primary earlier would put time crunch on election officialsby Carter Walker of VotebeatAug. 31, 2023
ElectionsSue Dorfman / For VotebeatPa. will track voting machine malfunctions under new settlement with election security groupsby Carter Walker of VotebeatAug. 18, 2023
ElectionsCommonwealth Media ServicesWhy Trump’s ‘fake electors’ in Pennsylvania are likely to avoid prosecutionby Carter Walker of VotebeatJuly 31, 2023
ElectionsAmanda Berg / For Spotlight PAHow Pa. counties spent the first-ever election grants from the stateby Carter Walker of VotebeatJuly 28, 2023
ElectionsAmanda Berg / For Spotlight PAPhiladelphia’s communities of color disproportionately affected when mail ballots are rejected over small errorsby Carter Walker of Votebeat and Laura Benshoff for VotebeatJune 27, 2023
ElectionsCommonwealth Media ServicesTrump target Al Schmidt gets crucial approval as he moves closer to becoming Pa.’s top election officialby Carter Walker of VotebeatJune 27, 2023
ElectionsAmanda Berg / For Spotlight PAInexperience and staff turnover led to Luzerne County’s 2022 election debacle, investigation findsby Carter Walker for VotebeatJune 16, 2023