Carter Walker, Votebeat

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.A federal appeals court decision upholding Pennsylvania’s rules for voting by mail could mean that te…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.After the 2022 elections, a flurry of precinct-level recount petitions prevented Pennsylvania from ce…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.A power shift and restructuring within the Philadelphia Board of City Commissioners is causing strife…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.Republicans at the state and national level are still crying foul over Pennsylvania Governor Josh Sha…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S.Two Pennsylvania appellate judges have offered conflicting rulings on whether evidence of fraud is needed to request a recount. Such recount…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Dig deeper into how our democracy works with Votebeat’s free newsletters.A recount of the 2020 presidential race conducted this week in a P…

Good-government advocates and voting experts say Pennsylvania should change a recount law that was weaponized by activists and delayed the state’s certification by several weeks.A Votebeat and Spotlight PA review of historical legislative records and n…

Recount petitions, claiming without evidence that fraud occurred during Pennsylvania’s 2022 election, are now delaying the state’s certification of results.An obscure section of state law allows such petitions to be easily filed, and right-wing groups …