Judge Says Pennsylvania Township Cannot Conduct Hand Count of Ballots
Any hand count or audit of ballots by a township judge of elections is prohibited by state law.
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These Election Day Polling Places Will Stay Open Late
Including precincts in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Judge Allows Elon Musk PAC’s $1M Swing State Giveaway To Continue
Tech billionaire Elon Musk and his PAC can continue running their $1 million sweepstakes for swing-state voters in Pennsylvania, a judge ruled.
Federal Judge Denies Right-Wing Org’s Request to Purge 277,000 Pennsylvania Voters
A federal judge rejected a right-wing organization’s request to remove a quarter of a million allegedly ineligible individuals from Pennsylvania’s voter rolls on the eve of tomorrow’s election.
Pennsylvania County Election Board Rejects Hundreds of Challenges to Mail-in Ballots
The Chester County Board of Elections in Pennsylvania unanimously rejected more than 200 right-wing challenges to mail-in ballot applications during a hearing on Friday.
SCOTUS Allows Pennsylvania To Count Provisional Ballots From Voters Who Submit “Naked” Mail-in Ballots
In a unanimous order, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) request to halt a recent decision from Pennsylvania’s highest court allowing voters in the swing state to cast provisional ballots on Election Day if their mail-in ballots are disqualified due to a technical mistake.
Up to 17,000 Pennsylvanians Who Haven’t Received Mail-in Ballots Permitted to Vote Early in Person
An Erie County, Pennsylvania judge ruled that up to 17,000 voters who still haven’t received their requested mail-in ballots will be able to vote early in person at the county board of elections office starting today through Monday, Nov. 3.
Right-Wing Legal Group Files Lawsuits in Three States Targeting Voter Rolls
Prior to this week, Citizen_AG hadn’t filed any voting-related lawsuits.
Deadline Extended in Two Pennsylvania Counties to Apply In Person for a Mail-in Ballot
Pennsylvania courts extended the deadline for voters to apply for and receive mail-in ballots at election offices in two counties on Wednesday.
Philadelphia Must Count Undated and Wrongly Dated Mail-in Ballots From September Special Election, Court Affirms
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that the Philadelphia County Board of Elections must count 69 previously rejected mail-in ballots with missing or incorrect outer envelope dates cast by voters in a September 2024 special election for two state House districts.