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Pennsylvania sues 3 counties over counting mail-in ballots
The Dept. of State sued Lancaster, Berks, and Fayette counties, describing them as “outlier counties” that have not properly certified vote tallies from the May 17 election.
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Pa. GOP players form pro-Shapiro PAC to buck ‘unacceptable’ Mastriano
Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano will have to fend off attacks from many Democratic groups on the way to November.
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Medical professionals join Shapiro in show of support for his Pa. gubernatorial campaign
A group of doctors and nurses say they’re concerned about a potential complete ban on abortion if Republican Doug Mastriano is elected governor.
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How Pennsylvania keeps its voter rolls clean and updated
Doug Mastriano’s pledge to “reset” voter registrations ignores the safeguards that already remove hundreds of thousands of ineligible voters.
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Doug Mastriano has extreme abortion views. Suddenly, he’s not talking about them
Polling over abortion in Pa. suggests voters don’t favor outright bans. With Roe still in place, efforts to do it were largely for show. Now that’s changed.
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Map: High turnout in Philly’s May primary, but it varies widely by neighborhood
Overall 24% of registered Philadelphia voters went to the polls, vs. 17% in the previous midterm.
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N.J. lawmakers eye election reform ahead of summer recess
With the legislative session set to wrap up for the summer this week, New Jersey lawmakers have moved on nearly half a dozen measures related to election reform.
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Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro, the Democratic nominee for Pa. governor, rallied in defense of abortion rights at the National Constitution Center on Saturday.
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Unlikely duo: Pennsylvania Democrats aim for united front
The fate of the Democratic Party is intertwined in a pair of Pennsylvania elections that’ll be closely watched this year.
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What the 2022 primaries say about the state of politics in N.J.
According to the state’s Division of Elections, more than 657,000 people voted in Congressional primaries last week, compared to more than 632,000 in 2018.
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Mastriano brings election denier onto Pa. governor campaign
Ellis, speaking on her podcast last month, said, “I like to say that Doug Mastriano is the Donald Trump of Pennsylvania.”
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Shapiro speaks out against boycott of Martin’s ‘damn good’ potato rolls
The Democrat running for Pa. governor noted the bakery provides hundreds of jobs, and its owners have the right to give his opponent money.
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How Doug Mastriano promoted election lies between Election Day and Jan. 6
Mastriano, who is now the Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial candidate, spread disinformation through his social media pages over 100 times in this 64-day timeframe.
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N.J. Gov. Murphy addresses midterm primaries, political reform on monthly show
The governor defended his support of Rob Menendez, son of New Jersey’s senior U.S. senator and a primary process that inhibits incumbent challenges.
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Oz wins GOP Senate primary recount ahead of showdown with Fetterman
The state revealed the results of the recount Wednesday, which determined that Oz had beaten David McCormick by 951 votes out of more than 1.3 million cast.
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