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Pennsylvania is one of 10 states with closed primaries that exclude independents. Many lawmakers want to change this, but leaders haven’t committed.

Democrats and Republicans will choose their parties’ candidates for a vacancy on Commonwealth Court and on Superior Court. The winners will compete in the November general election.

Montgomery County offers various voting options for the 2025 Primary, including mail-in and extended hours at satellite offices.

Pennsylvanians will elect local officials and judges. Learn more about how Spotlight PA will cover these races.

The Pa. Supreme Court reprimanded him as a lawyer. Philly Democrats want to make him a judge anyway. Judicial candidates like Shawn Page who win the party’s endorsement almost always triumph in the primary.

The docket in RNC v. Genser is here. Politico reports on the case here: The Democratic National Committee is ramping up its fight with the GOP over voting rights, urging the Supreme Court to reject Republicans’ efforts to limit

On May 20, you can bring your blank mail ballot to the polls and surrender it and the outer return envelope and vote in person. If you did not vote by mail but do not still have your mail ballot or the envelope to surrender at your polling place, you can vote by provisional ballot.

As the number of independent voters grows, there is broad bipartisan support among Pennsylvania voters for allowing the state’s 1.4 million independents to participate in primary elections, says a new poll.

The U.S. Supreme Court has no jurisdiction to hear a GOP appeal in a pivotal Pennsylvania election law case, the state Democratic party and the Democratic National Committee argued in

An 'open primary' system could allow more voters to cast ballots. But that would require a change to Pennsylvania's election laws.

It’s important to remember that in Pennsylvania, school board elections are considered non-partisan and candidates are permitted to seek both the Republican and Democratic ballot lines for