Pennsylvania News - Election Protection http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state?id=0045 Recent news about voter protection efforts in Pennsylvania en-us Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:31:48 -0500 info@866ourvote.org info@866ourvote.org 40 Hope of Bipartisan Effort for Less Voting Restrictions Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0120 State Senator Daylin Leach, a Democrat, is the sponsor for a current bill allowing for "early voting at designated polling places in the two weeks leading up to Election Day." http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0120 PA Election Protection Releases 2008 Report Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0114 The Pennsylvania Election Protection partners released a report detailing their comprehensive election efforts in 2008. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0114 Pennsylvania Judge Rules that Counties May Decide "Electioneering" Issue Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0093 Judge Robert Simpson, Commonwealth Court, ruled that it will be up to county election officials whether to allow voters into polling places if they are wearing campaign T-shirts, buttons, stickers or other partisan paraphernalia. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0093 Federal Judge Orders the Use of Paper Ballots in Pennsylvania Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0083 Yesterday, a federal judge ordered Pennsylvania election officials to issue emergency paper ballots if 50% or more of any precinct's machines fail at any one time on Election Day. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0083 Election Protection's John McKeever Writes Philadelphia Inquirer Op-Ed Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0081 Denounce dirty tricks: Ensuring a fair vote is a responsibility, too. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0081 PA State Judge Rejects Request to Fast-Track ACORN Lawsuit Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0080 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0080 PA Registration Appeal Deadline Extended Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0076 Philadelphia will be extending the registration appeal deadline http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0076 Allegheny County Completes Audit of Voting Machines Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0072 No problems were found with the software in 18 of the county's voting machines which were audited by SysTest, a Denver-based software verification firm. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0072 Philadelphia Voter Registration Appeal Deadline Monday Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0060 On Monday, October 20, a WPVI Philadelphia Action News article advised, "If your initial voting application was rejected, today's your deadline to fix it." http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0060 Pennsylvania Republican Party Files Suit against the Department of State and ACORN Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0057 On Friday, the state republican party filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of State and ACORN http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0057 Pennsylvania Voters Have Until Oct. 20th to Correct Voter Registration Applications Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0042 Voters whose registration applications have been rejected have until October 20, 2008 to correct their applications. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0042 Allegheny County Investigates Alleged Voter Registration Fraud Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0038 Authorities in Allegheny County are investigating allegations that thousands of fake names were submitted on voter registration forms. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0038 More on Drexel Deceptive Flyer Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0033 Bogus flyers were posted on the campus of Drexel University warning voters that undercover police officers would be posted at polling locations on election day. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0033 Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial on Pennsylvania Polling Place Switches Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0035 An opinion published in the Philadelphia Inquirer Friday October 3 highlights the potential disenfranchisement caused by the moving of polling places. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0035 A Record Number of Pennsylvanians Register to Vote Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0027 As of yesterday's deadline, Pennsylvania's voter rolls tallied 8,599,513 registered voters. This is the highest known total in state history. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0027 Roadblock to Auditing Voting Machines in Allegheny County Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0026 VoteAllegheny, an advocacy group, urges Allegheny County to verify the authenticity of the software loaded onto its voting machines. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0026 Watching Out for Deceptive Practices in Pennsylvania Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0024 On September 22, the Drexel Dems' website reported on deceptive flyers that are being posted around the Philadelphia-area. http://866ourvote.articulatedman.com/state/news?id=0024