Elections
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Pennsylvania Criminal Case Highlights Problems With Third-Party Voter Registration Drives
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Election officials say third-party voter registration drives can result in canvassers submitting incomplete or invalid registrations.
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Why Tracking Spending in This Year’s Critical Pa. Supreme Court Retention Races Is So Difficult
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Blame it on a mix of lagging reporting, weakly enforced rules and a campaign finance system that requires little transparency.
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Letters: Candidates and Casino; Kepler Barn Legacy; Retain Judges and Justices; 20-Second Hug Club
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The upcoming elections for College Township Council will determine who will oversee College Township’s efforts to mitigate any harms caused by the soon-to-open Happy Valley Casino. Three candidates are running for two open seats. This is an off-year election, so voter turnout will likely be low. Your vote will make a difference! Candidate interviews discussing…
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Election 2025: State College Area School Board
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C-NET conducted interviews with candidates for local offices on the ballot for the Nov. 4, 2025 municipal election. Today we’re featuring the races for State College Area School Board. THE ELECTION Six candidates are running for four full-term seats on the State College Area School Board of Directors. Two are elected incumbents and one, Jesse…
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Republican Voters Drive Increase in Mail Ballot Requests in Pennsylvania
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The uptick could be a sign that this year’s judicial retention races are stirring interest in the 2025 election.
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Judge Rejects Philipsburg-Osceola School District’s Request to Add Vacant Board Seat to November Election Ballot
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A Centre County judge on Friday denied Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District’s emergency request to place a vacant school board seat on the ballot for the Nov. 4 election. Judge Brian Marshall agreed with the Centre County Board of Elections that the school district failed to provide the required written notice and that granting its request…
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Election 2025: State College Borough Council and Mayor
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StateCollege.com editor Geoff Rushton conducted interviews for C-NET with candidates for boards of supervisors and councils in the Centre Region for the Nov. 4, 2025 municipal election. Today we’re featuring the elections for State College Borough Council and mayor. THE ELECTION State College Borough Council Three Democratic incumbents are running unchallenged on the ballot for…
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How Decisions Made by Pa.’s Highest Court Shape Rural Communities
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Pennsylvania voters will help decide whether three state Supreme Court justices get more time on the bench. Here’s how the court has shaped rural areas.
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Election 2025: Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors
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StateCollege.com editor Geoff Rushton conducted interviews for C-NET with candidates for boards of supervisors and councils in the Centre Region for the Nov. 4, 2025 municipal election. Today we’re featuring the race for Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors. THE ELECTION Three candidates — two Democrats and one Republican — are seeking two at-large seats on…
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Election 2025: Harris Township Board of Supervisors
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StateCollege.com editor Geoff Rushton conducted interviews for C-NET with candidates for boards of supervisors and councils in the Centre Region for the Nov. 4, 2025 municipal election. Today we’re featuring the election for Harris Township Board of Supervisors. THE ELECTION One candidate — Christopher Murrell — is on the ballot for the sole position on…