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A state appeals court has upheld the City of Pittsburgh’s campaign-finance reporting law, despite a challenge by former city councilwoman Darlene Harris.

A state appellate court ruled Tuesday that former Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Darlene Harris must pay fines levied against her for failing to file financial disclosure reports during her campaign in 2019. In a 20-page opinion, the Commonwealth Court found that the $4,150 fine levied against Harris was not excessive and

Nominees for the Precinct 3 Commissioners Court vacancy will be chosen by the Republican...

Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan said former President Donald Trump should not bear the blame for his actions on Jan. 6 or for not being faster to condemn the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

AUSTIN - Yesterday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals found that the attorney general cannot prosecute election cases unilaterally – a decision AG Ken Paxton thinks “could be devastating for future elections in Texas.”

The meeting at which an applicant will be selected will be held on December 30,

–On Nov. 30, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors held the final redistricting hearing to choose the supervisorial district maps to be in effect for the next ten years. After hearing nearly six hours of public comment the board made its final decision around 6:15 p.m. Spoiler alert if you don’t already know - the board voted 3 to 2 to adopt the “Patten” map (featured above). Here are some takeaways from the hearing:

Modernization of our election code in decades. >> expanded vote by mail legislation had been passed before the pandemic. in 2019 by the republican legislature. these were republican rules. >> the refusal to count those mail votes early and be prepared really hurt the country. and if you cant get the ballots counted accurately, efficiently, expeditiously, you create the space for trump and his squad and the goons to go out there and plant lies, to try to steal the election. >> we are going to pro...

The ballots because you cannot begin processing the envelopes that they came in until 7:00 on election morning. >> because thats the law that the republicans made. >> that is the law the republicans made and refused to change. >> and this is a key point, especially in pennsylvania. >> this is the most significant modernization of our election code in decades. >> expanded vote by mail legislation had been passed before the pandemic. in 2019 by the republican legislature. these were republican rul...

Luzerne County’s Election Board will convene at 10 a.m. Friday to determine if 878 provisional and flagged mail ballots can and should be counted.