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Supreme Court rejects Republican-led challenge to ease voter registration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge from Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania to a Biden administration executive order that is intended to boost voter registration. The justices did not comment in rejecting an appeal from the...
Pennsylvania high court declines to decide mail-in ballot issues before election
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to step in and immediately decide issues related to mail-in ballots in the commonwealth with early voting already under way in the few weeks before the Nov. 5 election. The commonwealth's highest court on Saturday...
Ex-leaders of a Penn State frat will spend time in jail for their roles in a hazing death
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — The former president and vice president of a Penn State fraternity where pledge Timothy Piazza fell and later died after consuming a large amount of alcohol received jail sentences Tuesday. Brendan Young, 28, who was president of the now-defunct chapter of...
Philadelphia's district attorney scores legal win against GOP impeachment bid
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state lawmakers who tried to impeach Philadelphia’s elected progressive prosecutor improperly tried to stretch that process across two different legislative sessions, the state's highest court ruled Thursday. The decision was a victory for...
Pennsylvania high court asked to keep counties from tossing ballots lacking a date
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Left-leaning groups and voting rights advocates asked Pennsylvania's Supreme Court on Wednesday to stop counties from throwing out what could be thousands of mail-in ballots in November's election in a battleground state that's expected to play a critical role in picking...
Pennsylvania state senator sues critics of his book about WWI hero Sgt. York
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state senator and former GOP gubernatorial candidate whose support for Donald Trump drew him to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has sued a Canadian university and nearly two dozen academics over criticism of him and his research into World War I hero Sgt. Alvin...
Despite confusion, mail voting has not yet started in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania voters are not yet able to cast ballots, despite some confusion over a state law concerning applications for mail ballots. Counties in the state are still preparing mail ballots for voters. Pennsylvania counties, which typically send out mail-in ballots weeks before the...
Can noncitizens vote in Pennsylvania elections?
U.S. law bans noncitizens from voting in federal elections, such as races for president, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Like many states, Pennsylvania also prohibits noncitizens from voting in elections for state offices. A 1996 federal law allows fines and imprisoned...
Pennsylvania high court rules against two third-party candidates trying for presidential ballot
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Supreme Court on Friday sided with lower court decisions to block two third-party presidential candidates from the battleground state's ballot in November's election. The decisions hand a win apiece to each major party, as Democratic and...
Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling issued Friday that could impact the presidential race. The state’s high court ruled...