May-Silfee’s inquiries triggered what would become a multicounty investigation. She referred her county’s forms to their ...

The window for prospective candidates seeking spots on Democratic or Republican primary ballots to circulate and file ...

Pennsylvania’s top election official wants a judge to toss out a lawsuit by the federal government demanding “highly ...

Other pro-retention spending was done by Pennsylvanians for Judicial Fairness, a state-level super PAC. It has poured money ...

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A lawsuit by independent voters including commentator Michael Smerconish is seeking to end Pennsylvania’s closed primary election system, which prohibits them from participating.

The state’s 22nd District (Lehigh County) and 42nd District (Allegheny County) were left vacant after the November election.

The use of provisional ballots has risen in recent elections, as has the number of ballots rejected because of issues with ...

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For most of us, accustomed to elections as being a contest between candidates from opposing political parties, the notion of a retention election seems odd, almost foreign. So the idea that there are ...