A national Democratic group that works on state legislative races is making a “six-figure investment” in this year’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention elections, the latest sign that the usually sleepy off-year judicial contests are taking on broader significance.

Pennsylvania has universal no-excuse mail voting. Here’s everything you need to know about the process ahead of the Nov. 4 municipal election.

On Nov. 4, Pennsylvania voters will elect local officials and judges. Learn more about how Spotlight PA will cover this municipal election.

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An amendment to the Pennsylvania Election Code made voting by mail without an excuse an option for voters for the first time in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, the question of whether the requirement to write the date on a mail ballot’s return envelope has been an issue in every election.

Eight candidates are vying for six open seats on the Oley Valley school board, which has made national headlines for controversial and extreme actions.

A 2020 case of double voting in Pennsylvania was discovered using information from ERIC, a data-sharing consortium that has come under attack from conservatives in recent years.

Voters may see candidates for judge of elections, majority inspector, and minority inspector on their Nov. 4 ballot.

Two Pennsylvania residents are charged with election fraud in separate incidents during the 2020 and 2024 elections, facing potential prison time and fines.

Pack had been registered to vote in Bergen County since 2004 and in Philadelphia County since 2016, casting ballots in the 2024 General Election in both locations, the U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Pennsylvania said.