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House State Gov. Committee Passes Amended AI Disclosure Bill
"Pennsylvanians deserve transparency around AI-generated political communications."
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New Twitter rules expose election offices to spoof accounts
Jill Greene speaks with the Associated Press about Twitter's decision to overhaul its verification system, and the impact that this will have on election information.
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Voting Rights Advocates Prevail in Pennsylvania Voter Purge Lawsuit
Common Cause PA and League of Women Voters PA intervened to stop Judicial Watch purge in 2020
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Ballot curing leaves room for human error. Lancaster County should allow voters to fix simple mistakes.
Khalif Ali writes on the Lancaster County Board of Elections's decision to reject a measure to allow ballot curing.
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Bucks County Voters: Don’t Let Disinformation Stop You From Voting
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Lancaster County Voters, Check Your Mail Ballot Status
18,554 voters affected by administrative mistake
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Unequal election policies disenfranchised some Pennsylvania voters in 2022. Explore what each county did.
The counties make their own policies on drop boxes, fixing mail ballots, and more. Votebeat's maps show the uneven landscape that gives Pennsylvanians additional voting options based on where they live.
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Amid a pricey election cycle, some Allegheny County officials consider campaign finance reform
“There are a lot of decisions that can be influenced and nudged a particular way with high-dollar donations.”
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Pennsylvania voting officials are still fighting election deniers
Khalif Ali talks with NPR about how Pennsylvania is fighting against falsehoods about our elections.
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Looking to solve a Harrisburg problem, Pa. House Speaker Rozzi turns to Pittsburgh for advice
“We’ve gotten to a point where some elected officials are spending much more time finding loopholes in the system than moving towards a democracy that works for everyone."
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Looking to solve a Harrisburg problem, Pa. House Speaker Rozzi turns to Pittsburgh for advice
“The constitutional amendment process was never meant to be used as a means to advance vetoed and failed legislation, or to punish the court for decisions that weren’t favorable to a party’s agenda,” Ali said.
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Shapiro administration loosens Wolf’s gift ban; New rules for state employees are more lax than his predecessor’s
Khalif Ali, executive director of Common Cause — a good-government group that advocates for transparency — said that he has no problem with the loosening of Wolf’s policies but cautioned that increased transparency may be necessary.
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Some lawmakers are trying to sneak through legislation to advance their hardline agenda
Despite Pennsylvania voters’ overwhelming rejection of hardliner policies this past November, as the new legislative session begins, it’s clear very little has changed in Harrisburg.