judicial-elections
Judicial redistricting proposal clears Senate committee in party-line vote
The bill advanced through the Senate State Government Committee by a vote of 7-4 Monday, with all Democrats on the panel voting against it.
In 2017, 3 Pa. Supreme Court races cost nearly $3m – they were among the nation’s costliest | Friday Morning Coffee
As if you needed another reminder that electing judges is an absolutely terrible idea. Two of the races were uncontested retention races.
McCaffery, King win seats on Pa. Superior Court as Democrat Green-Hawkins concedes
Democratic Superior Court candidate Amanda Green-Hawkins officially conceded Wednesday, eight days after an election whose result led to a split decision to fill two judgeships on the busy appellate panel. Green-Hawkins, a former United Steelworkers attorney and Allegheny County Councilor, came in a close third among four candidates to fill two open spots on the […]
The Pa. Bar Association carefully creates judicial candidate ratings. But do they actually serve voters?
Judicial candidates can't campaign like other office-seekers. This is one of the sources that voters can use to make up their minds
Want to vote in this year’s municipal elections? The last day to register is Oct. 7
To vote in the 2019 municipal elections, you must be registered by next Monday, Oct. 7. You can register to vote online here. Or, you can register in person at your county election office or by printing out this form, and mailing it or hand-delivering it to your county election office. If you do not […]
Republicans emphasize unity, 2020 as they tap Tabas as new state party chair
During an hour-long session in a hotel ballroom, Republican activists tapped Lawrence Tabas, a well-known Philadelphia elections attorney and long-serving party general counsel, as their new chairman.
The way Pa. picks its judges is broken. But it’s still better than this GOP alternative | Opinion
To say that the elections are a farce probably understates the severity of the situation.