A group of local activists in southeastern Pennsylvania is presently challenging 865 mail-in ballot applications in Pennsylvania’s suburban southeastern counties, citing evidence that many applicants moved. The disputers, who asked for anonymity to avoid potential harassment, obtained voter data from the commonwealth’s Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors (SURE) and identified […]
Mark Schweiker: Hard-working Pennsylvanians ensure safe, secure elections
Pennsylvania’s elections are safe and secure, featuring tried-and-tested systems that are proven to protect the vote and ensure accuracy in the results. Still, with November 5 just two weeks away, some voters are concerned about how our elections are run. They shouldn’t be. I’ve had a front-row seat to plenty […]
Controversy in Delco erupts after election board Dems approve last-minute voting centers
Delaware County election board member John McBlain has resigned, accusing the panel of rushing to add three “voter service centers” in deeply Democratic parts of the suburban Philadelphia county, something he said adds a blatant element of unfairness to the county’s election process. McBlain, the lone Republican on Delaware County’s […]
Pa. poll touts popularity of Dem House agenda, but doesn’t bother asking about Republicans
The news headline was a campaign manager’s dream — at the beginning of October no less — just as ballots were beginning to be mailed. “As Democrats fight to keep control of the Pa. House, poll shows their agenda is popular,” the Spotlight PA headline declared on Tuesday. In the […]
Howard Lurie: Mail-in ballots lack the security of traditional voting
In the next few weeks we will be going to the polls to elect, among other things, the next president of the United States. At least, some of us will be going to the polls. Others, where permitted, will already have voted early, and a great many others will be voting by […]
Where’s my mail ballot?
It isn’t often when you are actually waiting anymore for something to come in the mail. Think about it. Bills, fliers, catalogs … not much to make you race out to your mailbox on a daily basis. However … may I offer for your consideration – the humble election ballot. […]
Mail ballots cause headaches for tracking vote totals
(The Center Square) — A proposal for election transparency has one state legislator going against the Department of State. At the center of the split: changes made to Pennsylvania’s elections stemming from the passage of Act 77 of 2019. Rep. Brad Roae, R-Meadville, introduced House Bill 2542 to require the Department to […]
Beth Ann Rosica: The mainstream media proves RFK’s point
The unified message from the corporate press is that Democrats must never be criticized.
By Beth Ann Rosica
Thom Nickels: The Gospel According to Kamala
When I watch videos of Kamala Harris dancing—sometimes at outdoor rallies with children and so called faith leaders—I study her moves including the way her hair swings low over her forehead. I admit her near-perfect coordination makes me want to like her though I know that what I’m feeling is […]