Pennsylvania
New voting technology is good step for Pennsylvania, but voters need training | Opinion
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf was right to aim big when he pledged to upgrade the commonwealth’s antiquated voting machines by the 2020 election. Now Wolf, the Department of State, and county officials must work together to launch a commonwealth-wide plan to teach both voters and poll workers about the new voting systems. Voters deserve it, Election Day workers require it, and the integrity of our democratic process depends on it.
Cash incentives help boost Philly’s Election Day workforce
A nationwide campaign to increase poll workers scored more than 800 new people for the city.
Pa. touts civic program to get more teens to register to vote
WILKES-BARRE — During the inaugural year of the Governor’s Civic Engagement Award program for Pennsylvania high schools, 2,955 eligible students from 16 high schools across the state registered to vote.
Pa.’s absentee-ballot problem: Votes come in late because of tight deadlines
Every vote counts. But the reality in Pennsylvania is that not every vote is counted. In fact, if past patterns hold, more than 2,000 absentee ballots cast by Pennsylvanians this November won't be tallied — and the voters won't know it.
Pennsylvania Takes Steps to Modernize Election System
The Department of State today took the next step toward modernizing Pennsylvania's elections by issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to voting system firms.