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Election 2024 Live Results: Pennsylvania Row Offices
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See more 2024 election results. Voters across Pennsylvania are selecting who will fill Pennsylvania’s three row offices — attorney general, auditor general and treasurer — in the 2024 election. In the open race for attorney general, Democrat Eugene DePasquale and Republican David Sunday are the two major party candidates. DePasquale served three terms in the…
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Pennsylvania Challenge of Elon Musk’s $1M-a-Day Voter Sweepstakes Moves Back to State Court
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A legal fight over Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes is back in state court in Pennsylvania, a loss for the billionaire, after a federal judge said Friday that he doesn’t have jurisdiction. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner wants to keep his fight to shut down the giveaways in state court, calling it a…
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Supreme Court Allows Pennsylvania to Count Contested Provisional Ballots, Rejecting Republican Plea
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DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in Pennsylvania as the presidential campaigns vie in the final days before the election in the nation’s biggest battleground state. The justices left in place a state Supreme Court ruling…
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Investigations Into Voter Registration Forms in Pennsylvania Lead to Wave of Misinformation
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Investigations into potential fraud in voter registration applications in three Pennsylvania counties have become fodder for online misinformation, including from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Authorities in Lancaster, Monroe and York counties have released limited details, and local prosecutors are looking into whether any crimes might have occurred. What do we…
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Judge Tosses GOP Congressmen’s Lawsuit Over Pennsylvania’s Overseas and Military Votes
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A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit by six Republican members of Congress seeking to make Pennsylvania election officials institute new checks confirming the eligibility and identity of soldiers, sailors and others who vote from overseas. U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner said he agreed with the defendants — Secretary of State Al Schmidt…
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What Happens if a Ballot in Pennsylvania Is Damaged?
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Local election officials in Pennsylvania say ballots don’t always arrive in the best condition. They may be ripped, stained by coffee or food, or even been burned on the edges. In these situations, officials can reconstruct the ballot in a duplicate to ensure that they are properly counted by election equipment. The process, commonly referred…
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Musk Offers Voters $1 Million a Day to Sign PAC Petition Backing the Constitution. Is That Legal?
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The giveaway is raising questions and alarms among some election experts who say it is a violation of the law to link a cash handout to signing a petition that also requires a person to be registered to vote.
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Judge Weighs GOP Request to Verify Eligibility of Pennsylvania’s Overseas and Military Voters
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At issue are thousands of ballots in Pennsylvania, a pivotal swing state that could decide the presidential contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
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1-Seat Democratic Margin Has Pennsylvania House Control Up for Grabs in Fall Voting
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s legislative Republicans would like to pass additional voter ID requirements, restrict abortion and make election changes to improve their odds of winning judicial races. Democrats want to bump up the state’s minimum wage and widen civil rights for LGBTQ people. In the closely divided General Assembly, those proposals have gone…
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Third-Party Candidate Cornel West Loses Bid to Get on Pennsylvania’s Presidential Ballot
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A federal judge has turned down Cornel West’s request to be included on the presidential ballot in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, expressing sympathy for his claim but saying it’s too close to Election Day to make changes.