By Beth Brelje Representatives from more than 70 political activism groups in Pennsylvania are demanding that their legislators repeal no-excuse mail-in voting and secure the commonwealth’s election processes. Many of them gathered at the capital in Harrisburg on May 11. Leaders from each group signed an “election integrity declaration” calling for the legislature to return the law to […]
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Questions Linger About Pennsylvania’s 2020 Election Results and GOP Response
By Beth Brelje The certified 2020 election results in Pennsylvania show Joe Biden won with 80,555 more votes than Donald Trump. But when then-Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar certified the vote on Nov. 24, 2020, the state had 784,752 more ballots than voters; nearly ten times more than Biden’s margin of victory. There are legitimate reasons for over-votes; for […]
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Pennsylvania Judges Strike Down School Mask Mandate
By Zachary Stieber A court in Pennsylvania on Wednesday struck down an order that required masks in schools. Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam’s order, which also mandated masks in child care facilities, violated state laws outlining how regulations are promulgated, the Commonwealth Court said in a 4–1 ruling. Beam issued the order on Aug. 31 but Gov. Tom Wolf had […]
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Vaccine Mandate Violates Constitutional Rights: Pennsylvania Lawsuit
By Beth Brelje Have you had your COVID-19 vaccination? This has become a loaded question with implications beyond health. A Pennsylvania lawsuit argues that receiving or declining a vaccine has become a political act, and when employers compel employees to get vaccinated, they are forcing employees to engage in political speech, a violation of the First Amendment, […]
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Pennsylvania Democrats Protest Curriculum Transparency Bill
By Beth Belje The idea of parents having easy access to their children’s school curriculum was vigorously debated Wednesday in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Pennsylvania code already allows parents to have access to school curriculum, but house Bill 1332 proposes putting that information on school websites. Some school districts already do this, but other districts require […]
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Pennsylvania Sen. Mastriano Invited Biden to Meet, Discuss Election Audit
By Beth Brelje In anticipation of President Joe Biden’s Tuesday visit to Philadelphia to discuss voter rights, Pennsylvania state Senator Doug Mastriano, a Republican, sent a letter requesting a meeting with Biden to discuss a full audit of Pennsylvania’s 2020 election. “Millions of Pennsylvanians have serious doubts about the accuracy of the 2020 general election,” Mastriano said […]
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Pennsylvania Senate Chairman Initiates Forensic Probe of 2020, 2021 Elections
By Zachary Stieber A Pennsylvania senator announced on July 7 that he has triggered a forensic investigation of the 2020 and 2021 elections. State Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Republican, issued letters to several counties requesting information and materials that he said would enable an investigation. “It’s distinct from an audit or forensic audit. It’s a big deep dive, […]
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Pennsylvania Senate Passes ‘One of the Strongest Integrity Bills’ in the Country: Committee Chairman
By Lily Sun The Pennsylvania Senate on June 25 passed a voting reform bill after it passed in the State House on June 22. The bill then went to Democrat Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk. The Voting Rights Protection Act (HB1300) will require voter identification and a more stringent election audit. “This is a solid […]
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Pennsylvania House Passes Election Integrity Bill: ‘The System Does Not Work’
By Jack Phillips The Pennsylvania state House on Tuesday night approved a Republican-backed election reform bill that would include a requirement that voters present identification, among other measures relating to polls, audits, and procedures. The bill passed mostly along partisan lines, with most Republicans supporting the measure and nearly all Democrats opposing it. The bill heads to the Senate, […]
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Pennsylvania Election Audit a ‘Very Real Possibility’: Top Senate Republican
By Jack Phillips A Pennsylvania Senate Republican suggested that an election audit in the commonwealth is a “very real possibility” after meeting with a group of audit activists at the Capitol. “There are a lot of things under consideration right now, and I told them to check back in a week or two and we hope to have some […]
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Election Assessment in Pennsylvania County Uncovers Five ‘Issues of Note’
By Zachary Stieber An election assessment conducted in a Pennsylvania county months ago and quietly released to the public in recent weeks uncovered five errors, including three linked to Dominion Voting Systems, whose election management system is used in the county, the assessing firm said. Wake Technology Services Inc. (Wake TSI), a Pennsylvania-based firm, conducted the assessment in Fulton […]
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Pennsylvania Legislators Travel to Arizona to Observe Election Audit
By Zachary Stieber A delegation from Pennsylvania is set on Wednesday to tour the audit taking place in Arizona’s largest county. The delegation will visit the Arizona Capitol to meet with members of the Arizona Legislature before touring the audit at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. “I kind of see this as a fact-finding mission to see what’s happening […]
