Carter Walker of Votebeat
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In Allegheny County alone, 3,500 of the roughly 4,000 elected poll worker positions on the November ballot will lack a candidate. -
Conflicting partisan priorities and disagreements over voter ID specifics continue to make election deals tricky. -
In a letter to the homeland security secretary, Al Schmidt cites critical help local election officials get from the U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA. -
The state’s voter registration system will be revamped and integrated with other election systems under a new $10.6 million contract. -
Counties rejected just 0.57% of mail ballots due to voter errors, such as a missing signature, during the 2024 election. That number was even lower in “curing” counties. -
Al Schmidt’s life was arguably upended by Trump’s fury in 2020. Still, he had no qualms certifying Trump’s 2024 victory. -
More than 7 million Pennsylvanians cast ballots in the 2024 election — a turnout rate of nearly 77%. -
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Casey asked for the recount to be ended, the Pennsylvania Department of State told counties -
The recount of roughly 7 million ballots in the U.S. Senate race got fully underway this week, with some counties already finished. -
Three counties were planning to include improperly dated ballots in their Nov. 5 results.
