Democrats praised the governor, Republicans questioned his resistance to voter identification.
By Christen Smith
House Dem. campaign chief collected $365,000 in reimbursements from campaign committee
Campaign officials did not return requests for comment about the unusually large expenditures.
By Todd Shepherd
Senate committee OKs commonwealth secretary nominee Al Schmidt
Only Doug Mastriano voted against Schmidt on the eleven-senator committee.
By Anthony Hennen
Delco Republicans sue County Council over changes to election code
Attorneys for the GOP call the new ordinance a “blatant power grab” by county Dems.
By Todd Shepherd
Jeff Greenburg: We should continue to improve Pennsylvania’s elections
From open primaries to ranked-choice voting, conversations about these ideas are good for democracy.
By Jeff Greenburg
Local efforts for increased campaign finance transparency falter
County-level campaign finance reports aren’t easily accessible, but the state may soon force a change.
By Todd Shepherd
Election advisory board agnostic on voter ID
The Pennsylvania Department of State and the Election Law Advisory Board appear uninterested in the problem.
By Anthony Hennen
Sens. Ryan Aument + Frank Farry: Primary runoff elections produce better candidates — and Pennsylvania needs that
Runoffs will ensure that any nominee has a wide base of support among the party’s voters.
By Sens. Ryan Aument + Frank Farry
Two state senators move towards making runoff primaries a reality in Pennsylvania
The Republican legislation would ensure that a party’s nominee received a majority of the vote.
By Todd Shepherd
Guy Ciarrocchi: Ranked choice voting encourages chaos and undermines democracy
Whatever you think of the problems of our voting system, the answer is not ranked choice voting.
By Guy Ciarrocchi