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The House of Representatives approved amendments made by the Senate  to a bill expanding the state Election Code on a 42-25 vote Monday. This is the final step for the bill before it goes to the governor’s desk. HB 4 would expand automatic voter registration, restore convicted felons’ right to vote upon release from prison, […]

A bill updating the state Election Code passed the House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee Monday on a party line 6-3 vote. SB 180 requests an update the state’s Election Code including, but not limited to, specifying when the Inspection of Public Records Act, or IPRA, can be used in election-based disclosures, allowing electronic […]

Two Pennsylvania appellate judges have offered conflicting rulings on whether evidence of fraud is needed to request a vote recount.

In 2021, Gov. Greg Abbott signed Hughes' Senate Bill 1, also known as the Election Integrity Protection Act of 2021.

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Recount petitions have become an increasingly common tool for those seeking to question results, leading to delays in certification and doubts about election integrity.

Two Pennsylvania appellate judges have offered conflicting rulings on whether evidence of fraud is needed to request a recount.

Emails reveal that the Unit 5 Attorney is concerned about violations of the Election Code and State Officials ...

The confusion stems from two seemingly contradictory sections of the state law. Election officials and petitioners hope that the state Supreme Court will take up the issue to provide clarity.

A bill that would expand the state’s Election Code passed the Senate Rules Committee on a party-line 5-2 vote on Monday.  HB 4 aims to expand automatic voter registration, restore convicted felons’ right to vote upon release from prison, create a voluntary permanent absentee voter list, and enact the Native American Voting Rights Act to […]