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Opposition Grows on Voter ID Bill, Letter Sent to Legislators

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Opposition Grows on Voter ID Bill, Letter Sent to Legislators

March 21, 2025

Twenty-three voting rights and democracy groups have written a letter to Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton and members of the General Assembly, urging them to reject House Bill 771, a voter ID proposal that risks disenfranchising eligible voters.

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Federal judge: Undated and wrongly dated Pennsylvania mail ballots must be counted

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Federal judge: Undated and wrongly dated Pennsylvania mail ballots must be counted

A federal judge has ruled that undated or misdated mail ballots must be counted if received on time.

November 27, 2023

Judge rules Pa. mail-in ballots returned on time with wrong or missing dates must be counted

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Judge rules Pa. mail-in ballots returned on time with wrong or missing dates must be counted

A federal judge ruled in favor of Pennsylvania voters, holding that mail ballots cannot be thrown out just because a voter fails to date the exterior envelope. This will prevent tens of thousands of voters from being disenfranchised in future elections!

November 27, 2023

Federal Court Rules Pennsylvania Mail Ballots Without a Handwritten Date On the Outer Envelope Must be Counted

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Federal Court Rules Pennsylvania Mail Ballots Without a Handwritten Date On the Outer Envelope Must be Counted

November 21, 2023

Voting Rights Organizations Call for Accountability in Northhampton County Election Day Programming Error

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Voting Rights Organizations Call for Accountability in Northhampton County Election Day Programming Error

County must improve pre-election testing, contingency plans, and voter communication efforts

November 14, 2023

Northampton County voting machine error has local, state leaders calling for further review

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Northampton County voting machine error has local, state leaders calling for further review

Voting rights advocacy organizations have quickly responded to errors in Northhampton county.

November 13, 2023

Democrats’ Strong Election Night Will Likely Shield Ballot Access in Pennsylvania

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Democrats’ Strong Election Night Will Likely Shield Ballot Access in Pennsylvania

Why voting access varies greatly across Pennsylvania — and what newly elected public officials can do to change that.

November 13, 2023

Pennsylvania voting machine error did not reveal ‘election fraud’

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Pennsylvania voting machine error did not reveal ‘election fraud’

Common Cause Pennsylvania debunks claims that voting machines in Northhampton County "flipped" votes.

November 13, 2023

Activists Deliver 165k Signatures to Comcast at No Fox Fee Rally in Philadelphia

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Activists Deliver 165k Signatures to Comcast at No Fox Fee Rally in Philadelphia

"Our activists made it clear: we will not allow Fox to evade accountability for their extremism and attacks on democracy on our dime."

November 8, 2023

Common Cause talks Fox with Rick Smith

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Common Cause talks Fox with Rick Smith

"Cable subscribers should not have to pay for Fox News's lies."

November 6, 2023

Common Cause and Media Matters Hosts #NoFoxFee Rally

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Common Cause and Media Matters Hosts #NoFoxFee Rally

"Our members are tired of footing the bill for Fox, and we won’t let them get away with it."

November 1, 2023

Pennsylvanians Are About to Decide Who Will Oversee the 2024 Elections

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Pennsylvanians Are About to Decide Who Will Oversee the 2024 Elections

Where you live shouldn’t determine if your ballot counts, but in Pennsylvania county officials have wide discretion over drop boxes and mail voting. They’re on the ballot on Nov. 7.

October 27, 2023

Pennsylvanians Deserve State Supreme Court Justices Who Accept the Result of Our Elections

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Pennsylvanians Deserve State Supreme Court Justices Who Accept the Result of Our Elections

Common Cause Pennsylvania and its partners ACLU of Pennsylvania and All Voting is Local Action issued the following joint statement regarding the importance of the two Pennsylvania Supreme Court candidates upholding election security and accepting verified election results.

October 26, 2023

Voter Registration and Voting Access

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Opposition Grows on Voter ID Bill, Letter Sent to Legislators

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Federal judge: Undated and wrongly dated Pennsylvania mail ballots must be counted

Judge rules Pa. mail-in ballots returned on time with wrong or missing dates must be counted

Federal Court Rules Pennsylvania Mail Ballots Without a Handwritten Date On the Outer Envelope Must be Counted

Voting Rights Organizations Call for Accountability in Northhampton County Election Day Programming Error

Northampton County voting machine error has local, state leaders calling for further review

Democrats’ Strong Election Night Will Likely Shield Ballot Access in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania voting machine error did not reveal ‘election fraud’

Activists Deliver 165k Signatures to Comcast at No Fox Fee Rally in Philadelphia

Common Cause talks Fox with Rick Smith

Common Cause and Media Matters Hosts #NoFoxFee Rally

Pennsylvanians Are About to Decide Who Will Oversee the 2024 Elections

Pennsylvanians Deserve State Supreme Court Justices Who Accept the Result of Our Elections

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