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Mail ballots could delay election results (again) in the Pennsylvania primary

Whether or not PA counties will have all of their votes counted on Election Night depends on how many mail-in ballots need to be counted — and when the counting starts.

16 May 2022

What makes a political map fair? The important lessons learned during Pennsylvania’s redistricting cycle

Lawmakers and courts differed on how — and whether — to define and uphold “partisan fairness” when reviewing electoral maps.

23 Mar 2022

Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects legal challenges to state’s new legislative maps

The order clears the way for the use of new state House and Senate maps in the May primary.

17 Mar 2022

GOP expected to challenge Pennsylvania’s new legislative district maps

Though Republicans retain an advantage, the maps could substantially alter the balance of power in Harrisburg.

07 Feb 2022

Pennsylvania Supreme Court takes control of redrawing congressional map

The high court’s pivotal role in choosing the next map, which could alter the balance of power in Washington, D.C., will likely fuel continued partisan scrutiny from Republicans.

03 Feb 2022

Pennsylvania House expected to vote on proposed congressional map this week

If the Democratic governor and GOP lawmakers aren't able to agree on a map, the state Supreme Court may intervene.

10 Jan 2022

Here’s how you can weigh in on Pennsylvania’s proposed redistricting

The Legislative Reapportionment Commission will hold four meetings to accept feedback on the maps, both in-person and virtually.

05 Jan 2022

House expected to vote on proposed Pennsylvania congressional map on Monday

The state House GOP selected a map submitted by a former Republican commissioner in Lehigh County that emphasizes equal population above all else.

09 Dec 2021

What do you know about the renewed push for an audit of Pennsylvania’s 2020 election?

We cut through the noise to revisit how this effort came about, what we know about it thus far, and what it might look like in the future.

26 Aug 2021

In major shift, Pennsylvania reapportionment will count incarcerated people in home districts

“When a system holds and counts a person in one place but forces him or her on to vote in another, it does create a basic issue of fairness."

25 Aug 2021

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