GOP asks SCOTUS to block counting of some provisional ballots; Remember: It's normal for counties to count ballots beyond election day

Republicans are asking the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency order in Pennsylvania that could result in thousands of votes not being counted in this year’s election.  Some counties will still be counting votes after Election Day -- which is part of the usual process.  Philadelphia’s district at…

Pennsylvanians who want to vote by mail need to act soon; FBI says Russia behind fake video showing mail-in ballots in Bucks County being destroyed

Pennsylvanians are running out of time to vote by mail. The FBI says Russian actors made a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Bucks County.  The Lancaster County District Attorney’s office is investigating voter registration fraud after i…

Election lawsuits cost Philly suburbs $2.6 million; Walk through the process of voting early, in-person in Pa.

Election denialism is costing the Philadelphia suburbs big money. Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties have spent more than $2.6 million fighting election-related lawsuits since 2020. The race for Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes in the presidential contest is nearing the home stretch…

Pa. high court gives voters a provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected; More lawsuits claim sexual abuse in Pa. juvenile facilities

The state Supreme Court is affirming protections for mail-in voters in Pennsylvania who make mistakes returning their ballots. Pennsylvania election officials say voters have returned ballots that were ripped, had coffee spilled on them, or even burned.  When that happens, they duplicate the votes…

Election in Pa. could hinge on young women; Influx of college grads could flip Centre County blue

This year's presidential election could see a historic gender gap as young women line up behind Democrat Kamala Harris' bid to be the first female president. One place where this could be significant is Pittsburgh,  All over the country, people with more education are leaning more Democratic, a sh…

Energizing Pa. Latino voters; Is Lancaster County's election office misleading voters?

Roughly 580,000 eligible Latino voters live in Pennsylvania — a number that could determine who wins the presidential race in the key battleground state. Organizers are working to energize Latino voters in Philadelphia. Voting advocates say thousands of people currently incarcerated in Pennsylvani…

Pa. lawmakers who voted against certifying 2020 election ask court to verify eligibility of overseas and military voters; Donald Trump speaks in Lancaster

A federal judge in Pennsylvania is considering a Republican request to direct the state's election officials to take additional steps to verify the identification and eligibility of voters living overseas.  Thousands of supporters of Donald Trump have had a chance to hear from the former president…

GOP Pa. lawmakers claim, without evidence, double voting is happening; Hempfield teachers set strike date

In the weeks leading up to the election, some have begun to falsely assert students in Pennsylvania may attempt to vote twice -- once in their hometown, and once in the location of their college or university. But, so far, there’s no evidence that’s the case. The deadline for Pennsylvanians to reg…

One-third of requested Pa. mail-in ballots have been returned; A new Pa. law protects federal judges from harassment

Vice President Kamala Harris is urging Republican voters in Pennsylvania and across the nation to put “country first” and abandon former President Donald Trump.  Some 1.7 million Pennsylvania voters are approved to vote by-mail, and about one-third of them have already returned ballots.  With les…

Recap of 2nd Casey-McCormick Pa. U.S. Senate debate; Supreme Court tosses decision allowing 18-year-olds to carry guns during emergencies in Pa.

Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick have squared off for their second and final debate in the race for the U.S. Senate.  The Republican and Democratic candidates for state attorney general have met for a second debate as well. Two men were shot and injured during the first assassinat…