Oct. 9, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAPa. election 2023: A complete guide to who is on the ballot, when to vote, how to vote, where to vote, casting mail ballots & moreby Elizabeth Estrada of Spotlight PAPennsylvanians will see candidates for state Supreme Court, municipal races, and more on the Nov. 7 general election ballot.
Oct. 5, 2023Amanda 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 VotebeatThe state House has sent the upper chamber a bill to change the date of the 2024 presidential primary to April 2. It’s unclear how the state Senate will respond.
Oct. 4, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesAutomatic voter registration in Pa. draws GOP lawsuit threats, but little actionby Carter Walker of VotebeatRepublicans are threatening to sue Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro over automatic voter registration, but the admin appears to be on solid legal ground.
Oct. 4, 2023Kent M. Wilhelm / Spotlight PAOne man's spending is dominating Pa. judicial races. Who is he, and why is this election important?by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA and Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PAJeff Yass, Pennsylvania's richest man, has contributed a third of all donations to statewide judicial candidates, more than $2 million of it going toward Republicans.
Oct. 3, 2023Amanda 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 VotebeatAs lawmakers weigh changing the date of the 2024 presidential primary, they are also considering additional voter ID requirements.
Oct. 3, 2023Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAPennsylvania’s 2024 primary election date: Lawmakers want to move it, but officials are waryby Sarah Anne Hughes of Spotlight PABoth Passover and prestige are on Pennsylvania lawmakers’ minds as they weigh moving the 2024 primary date.
Sept. 21, 2023Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAJudge tells Delaware County to accept in-person votes from residents whose mail ballots were rejectedby Carter Walker of VotebeatA group of Delaware County voters had their mail ballots rejected then tried to remedy their mistake by voting provisionally. They were ultimately disenfranchised.
Sept. 19, 2023Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAPa. will now prompt people to register to vote when they get a driver’s licenseby Carter Walker of VotebeatPennsylvania will now automatically lead residents through the process of registering to vote when they interact with the state Department of Transportation.
Sept. 18, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAFive former Pa. governors want to allow independents to vote in partisan primariesby Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PAFive former Pennsylvania governors want to open the state’s closed primary system by allowing unaffiliated voters to pick partisan candidates.
Sept. 15, 2023Daniel Fishel / Spotlight PAHow Spotlight PA will cover Pennsylvania’s 2023 general electionby Sarah Anne Hughes, Christopher Baxter, and Elizabeth EstradaRaces for Pennsylvania Supreme, Superior, and Commonwealth courts as well as many other judicial and municipal contests will be on your ballot this year.
Sept. 13, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAPa. election 2023: What to know about the judicial retention questions on the November ballotby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PAPennsylvania voters will be asked to consider giving two Superior Court judges new 10-year terms. These little-noticed ballot questions can have huge ramifications.
Sept. 7, 2023Kent M. Wilhelm / Spotlight PAA complete guide to the candidates for Commonwealth and Superior Courtsby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA and Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PADuring the Nov. 7 election, six candidates will run for Pa.'s intermediate appellate courts, which wield significant power over legal disputes and criminal cases that directly affect your life.
Sept. 5, 2023Kent M. Wilhelm / Spotlight PAA complete guide to the candidates for state Supreme Courtby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA and Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PADuring the Nov. 7 election, Democrat Daniel McCaffery and Republican Carolyn Carluccio will compete to fill an open seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court.
Aug. 31, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PABill to move Pa.’s spring primary earlier would put time crunch on election officialsby Carter Walker of VotebeatA state Senate proposal would move Pa.’s April 23 primary to an earlier date to avoid a conflict with Passover. But election administrators worry they won’t have enough time to pull it off.
Aug. 18, 2023Sue Dorfman / For VotebeatPa. will track voting machine malfunctions under new settlement with election security groupsby Carter Walker of VotebeatThe Pa. Department of State has reached an agreement with advocates after they raised concerns in 2019 about a voting machine that glitched in its first year.
July 31, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesWhy Trump’s ‘fake electors’ in Pennsylvania are likely to avoid prosecutionby Carter Walker of VotebeatIn seven states, Trump allies sent electoral votes for him to Congress despite his loss. Some are facing investigations and criminal charges, but the saga has a twist in the Keystone State.
July 28, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAHow Pa. counties spent the first-ever election grants from the stateby Carter Walker of VotebeatAct 88 poured $45 million into shoring up counties’ election needs, with a few strings attached. Now some officials are designing their budgets based on another round.
June 27, 2023Amanda 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 VotebeatData shows that communities of color and older Philadelphians are more likely to have their mail ballot rejected due to simple mistakes.
June 27, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesTrump target Al Schmidt gets crucial approval as he moves closer to becoming Pa.’s top election officialby Carter Walker of VotebeatThe former Philadelphia city commissioner’s hearings featured contentious questions on voter roll accuracy from committee Republicans.
June 16, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAInexperience and staff turnover led to Luzerne County’s 2022 election debacle, investigation findsby Carter Walker for VotebeatA long awaited report from the county district attorney found that high turnover and loss of institutional knowledge were primary causes of a ballot paper shortage in last year’s midterm elections.
June 8, 2023CHARLES FOX / Philadelphia InquirerThis Pa. county rejected voters’ flawed mail ballots. Then it refused to count their in-person votes.by Carter Walker of VotebeatThe ACLU is suing Delaware County, arguing that the Board of Elections misread state law and disenfranchised eligible voters in the May primary.
May 26, 2023Matt Smith / For Spotlight PA18 Pa. candidates who spread election misinformation are poised to oversee local voting in 2024by Carter Walker of VotebeatIn three Pennsylvania counties, election skeptics will likely hold majorities on key county panels that set voting rules after the November 2023 general election.
May 18, 2023Carter Walker / VotebeatHow one northeast Pennsylvania county runs drama-free elections with just 2 people on staffby Carter Walker of VotebeatColumbia County election officials say cross-department teamwork makes their count possible, and they think transparency lets them avoid the trust issues other conservative counties are dealing with.
May 16, 2023Kent M. Wilhelm / For Spotlight PAPa. election results: Carluccio, McCaffery win Supreme Court primary, will advance to November generalby Katie Meyer of Spotlight PAThe candidates who eventually win seats on the state’s three appellate courts will have a major impact on politics and policy in Pennsylvania.
May 16, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAWhen do polls open in Pa.? All the information you need for the 2023 primary election.by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PAPennsylvania’s May 16 primary election features statewide races for Supreme Court and the commonwealth’s other appellate courts, plus a lot of local elections.
May 15, 2023Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAPa. primary election 2023: When to expect results, how vote counting will work, and moreby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PAPennsylvania county election officials expect to have results on election night. But the vote counting system remains cumbersome despite new improvements.
May 10, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAPa. primary election 2023: How to vote, where to vote, and everything you need to know for May 16by Katie Meyer of Spotlight PAFind out where to vote, how to make sure your ballot is counted, and what you should know about all the people running.
May 9, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PACandidates running for key Pa. election posts wrongly believe 2020 presidential race was stolenby Carter Walker of VotebeatVotebeat and Spotlight PA looked into more than 400 county commissioner and council candidates to see which ones have alleged fraud or expressed doubts about election security. Here’s what we found.
May 3, 2023Tyger Williams / Philadelphia InquirerParty affiliation can be misleading in local Pa. elections. Here’s why.by Kate HuangpuThere's a long history of school board candidates cross-filing, or running in both parties, in Pennsylvania. But as races get more partisan, some lawmakers want to change that.
April 27, 2023Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAElecciones primarias Pa. 2023: Todo lo que necesita saber para solicitar, llenar y devolver su papeleta de voto por correoby Katie Meyer of Spotlight PASi quiere votar por correo en las elecciones primarias de Pensilvania de 2023, debe solicitarlo antes de las 5 de la tarde del 9 de mayo.
