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Those in charge of drawing the state’s congressional and legislative maps have blown the Wolf administration’s Jan. 24 deadline for final versions.

This article is part of a yearlong reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It is made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. HARRISBURG — The lawmakers in charge of drawing Pennsylvania’s new political maps

Nicholas Douglas' record of convictions in three states for crimes including theft, fraud and impersonating a police officer make him ineligible to serve as a constable in Allentown, a Lehigh County judge ruled Monday.

Due to a lawsuit, Lehigh County is unable to certify the results of the Nov. 2 election — a situation that is preventing school boards from swearing in winners and could have a bigger effect if it continues.

The apparent winner of a write-in campaign for a constable position in Allentown was recently sentenced in a theft case in Michigan and has a long history of felony convictions in Ohio, court records show.

A Lehigh County judge heard arguments in an appeal of the decision to count improperly dated mail-in ballots that could close the gap in a tight judicial race.

Column: Voting by mail: I fear those who don’t follow the rules are going to ruin it for the rest of us.

. HARRISBURG — Among the most stressed-out folks in local government this week will be the former manager of the USA Field Hockey team, a congressman’s past chief of staff, and an ex-political science professor. They’ll all be running elections in Pennsylvania for the first time during Tuesday’s primaries — and they will do it under the microscope of a skeptical GOP electorate galvanized by Republicans in the state legislature. After what election directors described as a “nightmare...

After a ‘nightmare’ year led to massive job turnover among those who run Pennsylvanias elections, there are growing calls for standardized training to provide more support and guidance.

Spotlight PA Bob Morgan, the Luzerne County election director, talks about how to set up and use a voting machine during a recent training class. A new crop of election directors will be in place for Tuesdays primary, but with uneven — and in some cases, little — training. This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. This article is available for reprint under the terms of Votebeat’s republishing pol...