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Listening to GOP lawmakers, Pa. House committee doesn’t vote on citizen-drawn map

BY: - December 13, 2021

Advocates, Democrats wait to see that they've been heard on congressional lines.

Pa. House Republicans pick citizen map submission as draft congressional plan

BY: - December 8, 2021

The map was drawn by Lehigh County resident Amanda Holt who has been a frequent advocate for redistricting reform.

Republicans say voter ID will increase voters’ trust in elections; researchers say otherwise

BY: - December 8, 2021

Add in a lack of faith in the GOP proper, and compromise on election reforms is seemingly hard to come by.

Counties are caught in between as Wolf, GOP once again try to negotiate election reform

BY: - September 27, 2021

Counties want to count mail ballots before election day, but House Republicans need new restrictions to back it — which Wolf opposes.

Redistricting hearings moved as Pa. House plans early return to Capitol

BY: - September 9, 2021

Pennsylvanians who want to provide in-person testimony have until Oct. 13 to sign up to do so.

With a softened stance from the governor, House GOP to reintroduce election reform bill

BY: - July 21, 2021

On Wednesday, the bill’s author, House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove, R-York, said he planned to reintroduce the bill that Wolf vetoed in June over its strict voter identification requirements. 

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‘We are committed to competition’: Top Wolf official says

BY: - July 21, 2021

The Wolf administration requested $340M in emergency contracts during the pandemic, according to a published report

Pa. redistricting is poised to be transparent. Will it be fair? Advocates think yes.

BY: - July 13, 2021

Pennsylvanians will be able to participate in perhaps more than a dozen hearings on their congressional and legislative maps in the coming months, as well as submit their own maps online.

Catching up on this week’s biggest stories | Five for the Weekend

BY: - July 10, 2021

From election audits to 5G, unemployment to opioids, there was no shortage of news this week, despite it following a holiday weekend.

Wolf vetoes Republican voting bill; GOP pivots to constitutional referendums

BY: - June 30, 2021

Such measures are approved by the Legislature before they go before voters in a referendum. Governors have no say on their ratification.

GOP election bill with voter ID, tighter mail-in ballot deadlines passes Pa. House

BY: and - June 22, 2021

General Assembly Republicans are all in on the House GOP’s 150-page election bill to rewrite Pennsylvania’s election code with tighter deadlines, stricter voter verification requirements, and more controls on how voters return ballots. The proposal passed the state House by a 110-91 margin Tuesday evening, and a Senate vote could follow within the week, sending […]

With new amendment strategy, Pa. GOP could target voter ID, mail-in ballots

BY: - June 20, 2021

Nowhere is this newfound love of permanent changes to the commonwealth’s governing document clearer than in the fight over Pennsylvania’s election law.