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Erie County is one of 14 Pennsylvania counties that use machines from Dominion Voting Systems.

Pa. counties reported no major issues with Dominion voting machines, a target of Trump and his campaign

by Marie Albiges for Spotlight PA

State Sen. Doug Mastriano (R., Franklin), one of the Senate’s most conservative members, was among the lawmakers who went to the White House, legislative sources said. Mastriano played a key role in organizing the Senate Majority Policy Committee hearing in Gettysburg. He did not return a phone call seeking comment.

President Trump invited Pa. lawmakers to the White House. Then everyone went silent.

by William Bender of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA

Trump lawyer Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani pressed his baseless case that the election had been stolen and the truth covered up by “Big Tech” and the mediapressed his baseless case that the election had been stolen and the truth covered up by “Big Tech” and the media.

Trump campaign takes its complaints over Pa. election before GOP lawmakers, after string of court losses

by Jeremy Roebuck and Sean Collins Walsh of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA

About two weeks before Election Day, Becca Levine, 27, got a phone call from a county official telling her she would be a judge of elections on Nov. 3.

Last-minute assignments, lack of training left Pittsburgh-area poll workers unprepared on Election Day

by Tom Lisi for Spotlight PA

Counties were required to submit their certified results to Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar by Monday.

Pa. declares Biden as winner of state’s 2020 presidential election, certifies results

by Marie Albiges for Spotlight PA and Tom Lisi for Spotlight PA

Volunteers opened and sorted mail-in ballots while poll watchers observed in Erie County on Nov. 3. The Erie County Board of Elections unanimously voted to certify its election results Thursday without any fanfare.

Pa. counties expect to sign off on election results by Monday despite Trump’s attempts to delay certification

by Marie Albiges for Spotlight PA and Tom Lisi for Spotlight PA

Though Republicans performed exceptionally well in down-ballot races — flipping two row offices and maintaining their legislative majorities — both rank-and-file members and leadership have repeatedly accused the Wolf administration and state Supreme Court of attempting to undermine the election’s integrity.

Pa. GOP advances audit of 2020 election, says it’s not about fraud

by Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA

The Hispanic and Latino populations in Pennsylvania have steadily grown over the past few decades, making up nearly 8% of the population as of 2019.

Spanish speakers in Pa. faced confused poll workers, lack of interpreters on Election Day

by Marie Albiges for Spotlight PA

On Election Day, voters actually cast their votes for the electors to represent their candidate of choice.

Meet Pennsylvania’s Electoral College voters: Everything they can — and can’t — do

by Marie Albiges for Spotlight PA

A voter studies a provisional ballot while filling it out in South Philadelphia on Election Night 2020. As of Thursday morning, roughly 27,500 had been processed and reported to the state, unofficial results show.

Tens of thousands of provisional ballots in Pa. still need to be processed

by Tom Lisi for Spotlight PA

Roughly two dozen lawmakers called for the creation of an investigatory committee with subpoena power to conduct an immediate audit, saying they had fielded widespread doubts about the fairness of the Nov. 3 presidential election.

Pa. GOP lawmakers to probe unverified fraud claims in election they largely won

by Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA and Marie Albiges for Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania’s Capitol building in Harrisburg on the morning of Election Day 2020.

Biden may win Pennsylvania, but Democrats fell in races across the state — and the infighting has begun

by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA

"Naked" ballots are stacked and sorted inside a secure facility within the Erie County Courthouse.

Pa. judge says in-person votes cast to fix erroneous mail ballots can be counted

by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Jeremy Roebuck and Maddie Hanna of The Philadelphia Inquirer

Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman said while he doesn’t “have any evidence of misdoing,” half of the state will not have faith in the results because of actions taken by Kathy Boockvar, the secretary of the commonwealth, in administering the election.

Top Pa. Republican casting doubt on vote while conceding he doesn’t have ‘any evidence of misdoing’

by Marie Albiges for Spotlight PA and Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA

Three election workers put provisional ballots in the hopper at the 5th and 9th division of the 26th Ward after the polls closed at the polling place at Barry Recreation Center, in South Philadelphia, on Election Day.

Upwards of 100,000 provisional ballots in Pa. could further delay a winner being named

by Tom Lisi for Spotlight PA

Mail-in ballots are sorted and counted by workers on Election Day on Nov. 3, 2020, at Northampton County Courthouse in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Spotlight PA)

Reports that vote counters in Pa.'s Allegheny County are taking the day off are misleading. Here’s the truth.

by Tom Lisi for Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania’s capitol building in Harrisburg on the morning of Election Day. November 3, 2020.

Republicans poised to expand Pa. Senate control, keep House majority

by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA

"Naked" ballots are stacked and sorted inside a secure facility within the Erie County Courthouse.

Trump, Republicans sharpen legal attacks on Pa. ballots as count continues

by Marie Albiges for Spotlight PA and Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA

Volunteers open and sort mail-in ballots in Erie while poll watchers observe.

The months-long political saga that guaranteed a long vote count in Pennsylvania

by Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA

Mail ballots are sorted and counted by workers on Election Day at Northampton County Courthouse in Easton.

Republicans seek to sideline Pa. mail ballots that voters were allowed to fix

by Angela Couloumbis and Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA

About 100 York County employees open and prepare mail ballots for counting after 8 p.m. Tuesday.

When do we find out who won the 2020 election?

by Spotlight PA Staff

Pa. 2020 election live updates: Joe Biden wins Pennsylvania, the presidency, AP declares

by Spotlight PA Staff

Our team of Spotlight PA reporters is fanned out across the state to deliver an independent, nonpartisan, and accurate report of one of our most fundamental rights and duties — casting a ballot.

How Spotlight PA is covering the 2020 election in Pennsylvania

by Christopher Baxter

This year, recruitment efforts from the state government and initiatives like Power to the Polls and the Voter Project have helped bring in an army of new volunteers to work at Pennsylvania’s more than 9,000 polling places.

A new wave of Pa. poll workers will face a major test Tuesday

by Tom Lisi for Spotlight PA

When ballots are counted, and how results are reported, matter this year perhaps more than ever.

These Pa. counties won’t start counting mail ballots until Wednesday, possibly skewing early results

by Marie Albiges for Spotlight PA

Midwest Direct is also in hot water with its home state of Ohio, where several counties reported delays in getting mail-in ballots to voters' homes.

How Allegheny County came to rely on a company that sent 29,000 ballots to the wrong voters

by Tom Lisi for Spotlight PA

A full recording of Spotlight PA's Capitol Live reader Q&A on the 2020 election in Pennsylvania.

VIDEO: A live 2020 Election Eve reader Q&A with Spotlight PA’s panel of political experts

by Spotlight PA Staff

Protesters and militia gathered outside the Capitol in Harrisburg this April for a reopen protest. A recent report by a worldwide nonprofit that tracks militia groups said Pennsylvania is one of five U.S. states at high risk of violence through Nov. 3.

State, counties prepare to keep Pa. polling places safe amid fears of militia, hate groups

by Joseph Darius Jaafari of Spotlight PA, Emily Previti of WITF, and Ramesh Santanam of Postindustrial

County election officials across the state say drastic changes to Pennsylvania’s voting laws, a global pandemic, and misinformation surrounding a high-stakes presidential election are all contributing to the high stress they’re feeling as they work overtime leading up to Nov. 3.

Harassment, anger, and misinformation plague Pa. county officials as they struggle to keep 2020 election on track

by Marie Albiges and Tom Lisi for Spotlight PA and Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA

The ballot postmark could become 2020′s hanging chad.

Will Pa. be at the center of another Bush v. Gore? These 8 lawyers and scholars weigh in.

by Marie Albiges for Spotlight PA

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