Sept. 15, 2025Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAHow Spotlight PA will cover Pennsylvania’s 2025 municipal electionby Elizabeth Estrada of Spotlight PAIn 2025, Pennsylvanians will elect local officials and judges. Learn more about how Spotlight PA will cover these races.
Sept. 15, 2025Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAPa. municipal election 2025: Everything you need to know about requesting, filling out, and returning your mail ballotby Elizabeth Estrada of Spotlight PAPennsylvania has universal no-excuse mail voting. Here’s everything you need to know about the process ahead of the Nov. 4 municipal election.
Sept. 12, 2025Jared Wickerham / For Spotlight PAPa. election 2025: What is judicial retention, and why does it matter for Supreme Court balance?by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA and Carter Walker of VotebeatThree Pennsylvania Supreme Court judges are running in a yes-or-no retention election for another 10-year term.
Sept. 11, 2025Amanda Fries / Spotlight PAPa. election 2025: A complete guide to the candidates for Oley Valley school boardby Amanda Fries of Spotlight PAEight candidates are vying for six open seats on the Oley Valley school board, which has made national headlines for controversial and extreme actions.
Sept. 10, 2025Kent M. Wilhelm / Spotlight PAAbortion rights at center of Democratic-backed group’s advertising for key Pa. Supreme Court retention electionsby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PAPennsylvanians for Judicial Fairness gets its funding from labor, trial lawyers, out-of-state billionaires, and “dark money” groups.
Sept. 10, 2025Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAMunicipal Elections 101: Judge of elections and other key voting positions on Pa.’s November ballotby Carter Walker of VotebeatVoters may see candidates for judge of elections, majority inspector, and minority inspector on their Nov. 4 ballot.
Sept. 9, 2025Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAAlleged double voting in Pa. caught by scrutinized data-sharing allianceby Carter Walker of VotebeatA 2020 case of double voting in Pennsylvania was discovered using information from ERIC, a data-sharing consortium that has come under attack from conservatives in recent years.
Sept. 9, 2025Courtesy of campaignsPa. election 2025: A complete guide to candidates for Commonwealth and Superior Courtsby Katie Meyer of Spotlight PAFive candidates will appear on Pennsylvania’s Nov. 4 ballot as they vie for seats on Commonwealth and Superior Courts.
Sept. 9, 2025Screenshot of Republican State Leadership Committee adNational money starts flowing into critical Pa. Supreme Court retention racesby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PAThe Republican State Leadership Committee has spent at least $85K on digital ads, urging viewers to vote “No in November.”
Sept. 4, 2025Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PAPa. Commonwealth Court 101: What it is, why it matters, and moreby Elizabeth Estrada of Spotlight PACommonwealth Court presides over cases brought against state government. Voters will be asked to elect a new judge in November.
Sept. 4, 2025Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PAPa. Superior Court 101: What it is, why it matters, and moreby Elizabeth Estrada of Spotlight PAPennsylvania’s Superior Court is the appellate court with which an average person is likeliest to interact. Here’s what you need to know about electing two new judges on Nov. 7.
Sept. 4, 2025Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PAPa. Supreme Court 101: What it is, why it matters, and moreby Elizabeth Estrada of Spotlight PAThe Pa. Supreme Court is the highest in the commonwealth. Voters will decide in November whether to keep three justices who were elected as Democrats.
Sept. 3, 2025Commonwealth Media ServicesHow 3 justices seeking another term on Pa. Supreme Court ruled in pivotal election casesby Carter Walker of VotebeatRepublicans want to defeat three Democrats up for retention as they move to flip the high court. They're using decisions on mail ballots, gerrymandering, and more to do it.
Sept. 2, 2025Commonwealth Media ServicesPennsylvania Democrats recruit high-profile congressional candidates in bid to help flip U.S. Houseby Associated PressThe ranks of Democrats now running for Congress in Pennsylvania include a prominent mayor and a state labor leader.
Aug. 26, 2025Matt Smith / For Spotlight PACourt orders Pa. to stop rejecting mail ballots solely over incorrect datesby Associated PressA federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled it unconstitutional for Pennsylvania to toss mail ballots with inaccurate dates on the return envelope.
Aug. 26, 2025Commonwealth Media ServicesRepublican Garrity has snagged Democratic donors in the past. That won't happen if she faces Gov. Shapiro in 2026.by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PAIn a head-to-head contest for governor in 2026, Shapiro would likely have an advantage over Garrity with key donors.
Aug. 25, 2025Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAMunicipal Elections 101: Tax collectors, auditors, and other key local finance positions on Pa.’s November ballotby Amanda Fries of Spotlight PAOn Nov. 4, you may be asked to consider candidates who want to be in charge of collecting taxes or auditing local finances. Here’s what you need to know.
Aug. 21, 2025Commonwealth Media ServicesPennsylvania rebuffs federal request for voter rolls containing personal databy Carter Walker of VotebeatThe state says sensitive information such as Social Security and driver’s license numbers is off limits to federal officials.
Aug. 18, 2025Marc Levy / APRepublican Stacy Garrity seeks to challenge Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reelection bidby Associated PressGarrity, a former Army reservist, could have a contested primary. Losing 2022 GOP candidate Doug Mastriano is also teasing a run.
Aug. 14, 2025Jared Wickerham / For Spotlight PAStricter voter ID rules in Pa. wouldn’t have stopped most ballot fraud cases in recent years, analysis findsby Carter Walker of VotebeatOver the past decade, there were 14 instances in which at least one fraudulent ballot was cast, according to law enforcement.
Aug. 8, 2025Jose Luis Magana / APTrump administration seeks more Pa. voter information, raises potential legal concernsby Carter Walker of VotebeatThe Justice Department’s letter seeks Pennsylvania’s voter rolls, and may encompass social security and driver’s license numbers.
Aug. 4, 2025Fred Adams / For Spotlight PAVoting machines rarely malfunction during Pa. elections, new data showby Carter Walker of VotebeatAn analysis of three recent statewide elections found that problems with voting machines were rare and easily fixed.
July 17, 2025Jose Luis Magana / APDOJ requests for voter data from Pa., other swing states raise concerns among election law expertsby Carter Walker of Votebeat and Jen Fifield of VotebeatThe agency has asked states for voter rolls, information on election crimes, and procedures for checking voter eligibility, among other records. State officials question the scope of the requests.
July 16, 2025Kent M. Wilhelm / Spotlight PAIndependents ask Pa. Supreme Court to let them vote in closed, partisan primariesby Carter Walker of VotebeatIn a legal filing to the state’s high court, a group of voters argues closed primaries are unconstitutional because they leave millions of voters out of contests that often decide general elections.
July 14, 2025Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAPennsylvania redesigns envelopes for provisional ballots to cut down on rejectionsby Carter Walker of VotebeatA similar move for mail ballots sharply cut the number that were disqualified over technical errors.
July 9, 2025Jose Luis Magana / APTrump administration presses Pennsylvania for answers on how it manages voter rollsby Carter Walker of VotebeatSeveral other states are also facing new scrutiny as the U.S. Department of Justice refocuses election-law enforcement.
July 9, 2025Carter Walker / VotebeatSupport for early voting, voter ID grows among voters who participated in bipartisan discussionsby Carter Walker of VotebeatFindings from a ‘deliberative poll’ show a possible path to broader consensus on election reform proposals.
June 30, 2025Associated PressUS Rep. Evans announces 5th term in Congress will be lastby Associated PressThe Philadelphia Democrat, who served in the Pennsylvania House for three decades before being elected to Congress, said “the time is right” to retire at the end of his term in 2027.
June 27, 2025Marc Levy / APFormer rival Lamb emerges as progressive alternative to embattled Sen. Fettermanby Associated PressConor Lamb lost to John Fetterman in the U.S. Senate primary in 2022. Will he run again?
June 18, 2025Kriston Jae Bethel / For VotebeatFederal judge delivers prison time to former local Pa. officials who tried to steal mayor's raceby Carter Walker of VotebeatFederal investigators charged the men with multiple counts of fraudulent voter registration and related crimes in a failed scheme to steal a mayoral election.
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