Election 2024

There are a number of critical city, state and federal offices at stake in this year’s primary election. In the federal contests, Pennsylvanians will be electing candidates for the offices of president and vice president of the United States, one U.S. senator and U.S. representatives. In the statewide contests, Pennsylvanians will be selecting an attorney…

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If Keir Bradford-Grey becomes Pennsylvania’s next Attorney General, one of the Commonwealth’s last electoral hurdles will finally be cleared. By Denise Clay-Murray Anyone who follows electoral politics in Pennsylvania knows that running for office as a woman in the Commonwealth is not an easy road. For example, Democrats did relatively well in 2016 with the…

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ABOVE PHOTO: SCREEN SHOT By Melissa GoldinASSOCIATED PRESS CLAIM Social Security Administration data shows the number of voters registering without a photo ID is skyrocketing in three key swing states, evidence that migrants who entered the country illegally are registering to vote in Arizona, Texas and Pennsylvania. AP’S ASSESSMENT False. Election officials in all three…

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FILE – Chester County, Pa. election workers process mail-in and absentee ballots at West Chester University in West Chester on Nov. 4, 2020. Law enforcement agencies, civil defense officials and election administrators have begun meeting in Pennsylvania to coordinate how they will identify and fight election threats with the presidential contest just eight months away…

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This month, New Mexico joined at least 21 other states that ban guns where people vote. ABOVE PHOTO: A gun rights advocate with an “I VOTED” sticker on his holster gathers with others for an annual rally on the steps of the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, May 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) By…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks during a campaign event at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) By Jonathan J. CooperASSOCIATED PRESS The lack of excitement many Americans feel about a presidential rematch has heightened interest in…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Speaker Joanna McClinton at Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget address in February. (Photo/Pa. House) ASSOCIATED PRESS HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania House speaker said Monday that qualified residents should be able to register to vote at polling places on the day of elections, and that early voting centers should be open for two weeks…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Residents line up outside the Montgomery County, Pa., Voter Services office, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Norristown, Pa. Monday is the last day in Pennsylvania to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election in which the presidential battleground state is playing a central role in the contest between President Donald Trump and…

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By Will WeissertASSOCIATED PRESS ABOVE PHOTO: President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Strath Haven Middle School on Friday, March 8, 2024, in Wallingford, Pa. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti) WASHINGTON — Jack Lobel is a college sophomore who will be voting in his first presidential election this fall, casting a ballot for Joe Biden….

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By Sophia TareenASSOCIATED PRESS ABOVE PHOTO: Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling speaks during a press conference concerning safety and security at the upcoming Democratic National Convention, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at City Hall in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) CHICAGO — Chicago police are undergoing fresh training on handling large-scale protests and First Amendment rights ahead…

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