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Everything you need to know about post-election audits, the process of checking election results
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Once voters have cast their ballots in an election, that’s usually the end of the story for them. But for election officials, things are far from over. In the coming days, county and state officials around the country will start double-checking election results to make sure they are accurate.
Everything you need to know about post-election audits, the process of checking election results
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. Once voters have cast their ballots in an election, that’s usually the end of the story for them. But for election officials, things are far from over. In the coming days, county and state officials around the country will start double-checking election results to make sure they are accurate.
Everything you need to know about Department of Justice election monitors
We grant elected officials extraordinary power when we give them our vote, which means we must demand extraordinary accountability once they are in office. But that’s impossible if “We the People” don’t have information about what decisions they’re making and how they spend our money. That’s why Spotlight PA exists, but we can’t keep digging without your support. And today, generous donors will TRIPLE your gift in support of our unique reporting.
Everything you need to know about Department of Justice election monitors
The U.S. Department of Justice is planning to send around 1,000 election monitors to observe next week’s midterm elections — the department’s largest election monitoring effort ever. The news may be off-putting to some voters in light of President Donald Trump’s efforts to interfere with the administration of the 2026 elections. But Justice Department monitors aren’t anything new, and there are laws that govern their behavior at the polls. Here’s what you need to know.
Pa. analysis shows flaws in using jury rejection lists to find noncitizen voters
As conservative activists scour voter rolls for noncitizens who are ineligible to vote, one under-the-radar tool has proven popular: lists of people rejected for jury duty. Typically, noncitizens are not allowed to serve on juries, so courts ask people who are called for jury duty to confirm that they are citizens.
More early voters casting ballots in person after Trump attack on voting by mail
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. More Americans are heading to the polls and relying less on mail ballots this election as voter preferences shift, according to a Votebeat analysis. Voter turnout for the ongoing election is about 42 million as of Thursday, slightly ahead of turnout for the 2022 midterm election at the same point.
Everything You Need to Know About Trump’s Department of Justice Election Monitors
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. The U.S. Department of Justice is planning to send around 1,000 election monitors to observe next week’s midterm elections — the department’s largest election monitoring effort ever. The news may be off-putting to some voters in light of President Donald Trump’s efforts to interfere with the administration of the 2026 elections.
Everything you need to know about Department of Justice election monitors
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. The U.S. Department of Justice is planning to send around 1,000 election monitors to observe next week’s midterm elections — the department’s largest election monitoring effort ever. The news may be off-putting to some voters in light of President Donald Trump’s efforts to interfere with the administration of the 2026 elections.
More early voters casting ballots in-person after Trump attack on voting by mail
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. More Americans are heading to the polls and relying less on mail ballots this election as voter preferences shift, according to a Votebeat analysis. Voter turnout for the ongoing election is about 42 million as of Thursday, slightly ahead of turnout for the 2022 midterm election at the same point.
Pennsylvania analysis shows flaws in using jury rejection lists to find noncitizen voters Original
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here. As conservative activists scour voter rolls for noncitizens who are ineligible to vote, one under-the-radar tool has proven popular: lists of people rejected for jury duty. Typically, noncitizens are not allowed to serve on juries, so courts ask people who are called for jury duty to confirm that they are citizens.
Trump admin charges more Pa. residents with noncitizen voting
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat’s free newsletters here. The Department of Justice has charged nine more Pennsylvania residents with voting as a noncitizen, according to a news release. The charges, which have not yet been proven, come amid the Trump administration’s nationwide crackdown on election crimes ahead of the 2026 midterms.
In ‘human error,’ Westmoreland County sends 157 duplicate mail ballots to Pa. voters
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. A western Pennsylvania county accidentally sent voters 157 duplicate ballots for the 2026 midterm elections. The Department of State said “human error” resulted in some Westmoreland County residents who requested mail ballots getting multiple of them. The department gave assurances that only one ballot per voter would be counted.
Polls showed Trump policies might chill mail voting. But early data in Pennsylvania is inconclusive.
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. After President Donald Trump unsuccessfully tried to use the U.S. Postal Service to regulate mail voting this spring, polls showed that voters — particularly Democrats — had less confidence in election mail and might move away from mail voting.
Westmoreland County sends roughly 150 duplicate mail ballots to Pa. voters
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. A western Pennsylvania county accidentally sent voters 157 duplicate ballots for the 2026 midterm elections. The Department of State said “human error” resulted in some Westmoreland County residents who requested mail ballots getting multiple of them. The department gave assurances that only one ballot per voter would be counted.
Polls showed Trump policies might chill mail voting. But early data in Pennsylvania is inconclusive.
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. After President Donald Trump unsuccessfully tried to use the U.S. Postal Service to regulate mail voting this spring, polls showed that voters — particularly Democrats — had less confidence in election mail and might move away from mail voting.
Dept. of Justice brings added noncitizen voting charges ahead of 2026 election
The Department of Justice has charged nine more Pennsylvania residents with voting as a noncitizen, according to a Friday press release. The charges, which have not yet been proved, come amid the Trump administration's nationwide crackdown on election crimes ahead of the 2026 midterms. There is no evidence the cases are related or that voter fraud is happening on a widespread or coordinated scale. Who was charged?
Trump admin charges more Pa. residents with noncitizen voting
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat's free newsletters here. The Department of Justice has charged nine more Pennsylvania residents with voting as a noncitizen, according to a Friday news release. The charges, which have not yet been proven, come amid the Trump administration’s nationwide crackdown on election crimes ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Trump admin charges more Pa. residents with noncitizen voting
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Trump admin charges more Pennsylvania residents with noncitizen voting
The seal of the U.S. Department of Justice at Freedom Tower in Miami, Florida, U.S., May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat’s free newsletters here. The Department of Justice has charged nine more Pennsylvania residents with voting as a noncitizen, according to a Friday news release.
Trump admin charges more Pa. residents with noncitizen voting
We grant elected officials extraordinary power when we give them our vote, which means we must demand extraordinary accountability once they are in office. But that’s impossible if “We the People” don’t have information about what decisions they’re making and how they spend our money. That’s why Spotlight PA exists, but we can’t keep digging without your support. We’re independent, we live here, and we don’t answer to shareholders or a big corporation.
Department of Justice brings additional noncitizen voting charges ahead of 2026 election Original
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here. The Department of Justice has charged nine more Pennsylvania residents with voting as a noncitizen, according to a Friday press release. The charges, which have not yet been proved, come amid the Trump administration’s nationwide crackdown on election crimes ahead of the 2026 midterms.
In ‘human error,’ Westmoreland County sends 157 duplicate mail ballots to Pa. voters Original
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. A western Pennsylvania county accidentally sent voters 157 duplicate ballots for the 2026 midterm elections. The Department of State said “human error” resulted in some Westmoreland County residents who requested mail ballots getting multiple of them. The department gave assurances that only one ballot per voter would be counted.
In ‘human error,’ Westmoreland County sends 157 duplicate mail ballots to Pa. voters
We grant elected officials extraordinary power when we give them our vote, which means we must demand extraordinary accountability once they are in office. But that’s impossible if “We the People” don’t have information about what decisions they’re making and how they spend our money. That’s why Spotlight PA exists, but we can’t keep digging without your support. We’re independent, we live here, and we don’t answer to shareholders or a big corporation.
Westmoreland County sends roughly 150 duplicate mail ballots to Pa. voters
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here. A western Pennsylvania county accidentally sent voters 157 duplicate ballots for the 2026 midterm elections. The Department of State said “human error” resulted in some Westmoreland County residents who requested mail ballots getting multiple of them. The department gave assurances that only one ballot per voter would be counted.
Department of Justice brings additional noncitizen voting charges ahead of 2026 election
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Polls showed Trump policies might chill mail voting. But early data in Pennsylvania is inconclusive.
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. After President Donald Trump unsuccessfully tried to use the U.S. Postal Service to regulate mail voting this spring, polls showed that voters — particularly Democrats — had less confidence in election mail and might move away from mail voting.
Polls showed Trump policies might chill mail voting. But early data in Pennsylvania is inconclusive.
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. After President Donald Trump unsuccessfully tried to use the U.S. Postal Service to regulate mail voting this spring, polls showed that voters — particularly Democrats — had less confidence in election mail and might move away from mail voting.
Polls showed Trump policies might chill mail voting. But early data in Pennsylvania is inconclusive.
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. After President Donald Trump unsuccessfully tried to use the U.S. Postal Service to regulate mail voting this spring, polls showed that voters — particularly Democrats — had less confidence in election mail and might move away from mail voting.
Rep. Summer Lee and others see themselves fighting a civil rights battle an earlier generation thought it won
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Summer Lee is living in a different political world than the one she entered almost four years ago when she became the first Black woman elected to Congress from Pennsylvania. Lee, 38, came to Washington in 2023 as the number of Black lawmakers continued to grow, thanks, in part, to the Voting Rights Act, landmark legislation born out of the civil rights movement that made it harder to carve up minority communities into majority-white congressional districts.
4 more Pennsylvania noncitizens are charged with voting in the 2024 election, DOJ says Original
The Pa. residents were among 16 people charged nationwide for voting-related crimes. Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. The Department of Justice announced Monday that four Pennsylvania residents had been charged with noncitizen voting, part of the Trump administration’s nationwide crackdown on election crimes ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Bucks County sheriff joins movement pledging not to interfere with elections
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. A movement is brewing to get sheriffs around the county to pledge not to interfere in the 2026 midterm elections, and at least one Pennsylvania sheriff is on board.
4 more Pennsylvania noncitizens are charged with voting in the 2024 election, DOJ says
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. The Department of Justice announced Monday that four Pennsylvania residents had been charged with noncitizen voting, part of the Trump administration’s nationwide crackdown on election crimes ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Department of Justice charges 4 more noncitizens in Pennsylvania with voting in the 2024 election
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. The Department of Justice announced Monday that four Pennsylvania residents had been charged with noncitizen voting, part of the Trump administration’s nationwide crackdown on election crimes ahead of the 2026 midterms. In the same announcement, the department said 12 individuals in other states were also charged with noncitizen-voting-related crimes.
Department of Justice charges 4 more noncitizens in Pennsylvania with voting in the 2024 election
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here. The Department of Justice announced Monday that four Pennsylvania residents had been charged with noncitizen voting, part of the Trump administration’s nationwide crackdown on election crimes ahead of the 2026 midterms.
4 more Pennsylvania noncitizens are charged with voting in the 2024 election, DOJ says
We grant elected officials extraordinary power when we give them our vote, which means we must demand extraordinary accountability once they are in office. But that’s impossible if “We the People” don’t have information about what decisions they’re making and how they spend our money. That’s why Spotlight PA exists, but we can’t keep digging without your support. We’re independent, we live here, and we don’t answer to shareholders or a big corporation.
Bucks County sheriff pledges not to interfere with elections
Bucks County Sheriff Danny Ceisler speaking at a press conference Jan. 14, 2026. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com county elections News politics Bucks County sheriff pledges not to interfere with elections A Decrease font size. A Reset font size. A Increase font size. This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here. HARRISBURG — For the first time in recent memory, a bill to open up Pennsylvania’s primary elections to unaffiliated voters has passed the state House. The bill still faces tough odds of becoming law, particularly since there are only two months left in the 2025-2026 legislative session.
Pennsylvania voting advocates are preparing for ICE to disrupt the 2026 election
By Carter Walker Votebeat “‘What if ICE shows up?’ That’s what I’m hearing,” Olivia Hale, the election director in San Joaquin County, California, said on a recent call sponsored by the Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions. Federal law already prohibits stationing “troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held,” along with other voting protections. But Hale isn’t the only one raising concerns. In Pennsylvania, state Rep.
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Bill to allow unaffiliated voters to vote in Pennsylvania primaries passes state House The bill is unlikely to become law this legislative session, but its passage represents a key milestone for advocates. How a contested statistical model fueled doubts about the 2024 election The Election Truth Alliance cited a professor’s statistical analysis to buttress its legal claims, but experts say his model can’t accurately detect fraud in American elections.
Bill to let unaffiliated voters participate in Pennsylvania primaries passes state House
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Bill to let unaffiliated voters participate in Pennsylvania primaries passes state House Original
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here. HARRISBURG — For the first time in recent memory, a bill to open up Pennsylvania’s primary elections to unaffiliated voters has passed the state House. The bill still faces tough odds of becoming law, particularly since there are only two months left in the 2025-2026 legislative session.
Bill to let unaffiliated voters participate in Pennsylvania primaries passes state House
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