Emily Previti
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Harrisburg, PA, United States
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Pa. counties struggle to find enough masks, gloves for in-person voting June 2
"Literally, ‘Pay me now and maybe you will get some stuff some time in the future,’ is where some vendors are starting," said one Berks County official. → Read More
Pa. lawmaker wants expanded vote-by-mail to protect primary voters from coronavirus
Gov. Tom Wolf said he hopes people vote by mail. → Read More
$90M bond issue for voting machines clears Pa. financing agency
Market volatility could help Pa. land favorable financing terms. → Read More
Counties don’t see election reform money in Wolf’s proposed budget
Voting machine reimbursement is in the FY2021 fiscal plan, but not direct funding for Act 77. → Read More
Federal judge delays voting machine case against Pa. Department of State
Hearings were to begin in Philadelphia on whether the ExpressVote XL touchscreen tabulator violates a legal settlement that sets higher standards for election security. → Read More
Four questions Pa. needs to answer to avert election chaos in 2020
Pick an issue, any issue. Environmental health? Fiscal conservatism? Probation reform? → Read More
Pa. officials break silence on controversial ExpressVote XL voting machine
They laid out their position in 418 pages of affidavits, copies of emails and other documents filed in response to plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit. → Read More
Jill Stein sues to reopen election security case in Pennsylvania
Issues flagged by election security experts when the settlement was reached a year ago figure prominently in the filing to reopen the case. → Read More
Last-minute bill amendment addresses scanner, privacy issues at Pa. polls
Republican Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill's amendment responds to problems during the general election Nov. 5 in York County, which she represents, but would have statewide benefits. → Read More
7 solutions for Pennsylvania’s problems at the polls
Lessons from this year’s election in Pennsylvania could avoid a mess in 2020. → Read More
Automatic straight-ticket voting divides Democrats in statehouse election reform talks
Legislation that would abolish straight-ticket voting was amended Tuesday to add reforms long sought by critics of Pennsylvania’s election laws. → Read More
New voting systems about to launch in more than half of Pennsylvania counties
The vast majority of Pa. voters will fill out ballots by hand Nov. 5. In the past, direct-recording electronic machines dominated. → Read More
Survey: Most Pa. voters support independent redistricting commission
Redistricting reform is a top goal for many good government supporters in Pennsylvania. → Read More
Legality of using bonds for election machines questioned by Pa. board
Officials in charge of the funding to reimburse counties for voting machine expenses say they have serious concerns about going through with the plan. → Read More
Study: Pa. counties spend double when they pick touch-screen voting machines
Costs per voter work out to $12.51 for hand-marked ballot systems versus $23.35 for ballot-marking devices, or BMDs, according to the analysis. → Read More
Election upgrades could come with hidden costs for Pa. taxpayers
Already facing $100M+ in upfront costs for machines, counties are struggling to pin vendors down on pricing for software updates. → Read More
Here’s who makes money from the voting machine requirement for Pa. counties
As of early May, 18 counties picked ES&S at an estimated total cost of $48 million. → Read More
'Like taking a test,' some Pa. voters move to paper with new voting machines
Several Pennsylvania counties debuted new voting machines Tuesday as part of a statewide upgrade stemming from a lawsuit settlement and mandate from Gov. Tom Wolf. → Read More
'Sextortion' bill would criminalize sexual coercion in Pa.
Ten other states have criminalized sexual extortion within the past two years. → Read More
Pa. bill proposes tax break for Olympians
Pa. would join the group of states with similar income tax exemptions already in place. → Read More