Election deal unlikely in PA despite voter ID consensus

Badly needed updates to Pa.'s election law unlikely despite new consensus on voter ID

Conflicting partisan priorities and disagreements over voter ID specifics continue to make election deals tricky.

Badly needed updates to Pa.’s election law unlikely despite new consensus on voter ID

Conflicting partisan priorities and disagreements over voter ID specifics continue to make election deals tricky.

Why Election Policy Is Still One of Harrisburg’s Thorniest Issues

In theory, Democratic support for a GOP priority should make it easier for Pennsylvania’s divided legislature to reach a deal. The reality is much more complicated.

Why Election Policy Is Still One of Harrisburg’s Thorniest Issues - Bucks County Beacon

Written by Stephen Caruso, Spotlight PA, and Carter Walker, Votebeat This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. For two decades, disputes over voter identification have sunk attempts to rewrite Pennsylvania’s badly outdated election law. But in recent years, prominent Democrats have offered tentative support for stricter rules. In March, state House S…

Here’s why expanded voter ID, other elections reforms are hard to obtain in Pennsylvania

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters.For two decades, disputes over voter identification…

Election deal unlikely in PA despite voter ID consensus

This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat's free newsletters here. HARRISBURG — For two decades, disputes over voter identification have sunk attempts to rewrite Pennsylvania’s badly outdated election law. But in recent years, prominent Democrats have offered tentative support for stricter rules. In Marc…