Here’s what Pennsylvania voters need to know about state Supreme Court Justices Donohue, Dougherty, and Wecht.

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Concerned over conservatives’ efforts to realign the state’s highest court, Democrats are ramping up spending in what is usually a low-key Pa. race.

Voters will decide whether three Democratic State Supreme Court justices will keep their seats in a swing state that will be crucial to the next presidential election.

County election officials are required to accurately report when voters’ mail-in ballots have been set aside because of disqualifying errors and allow their votes to be counted on provisional ballots, Pennsylvania’s highest court ruled.

Municipal Elections 101 from Spotlight PA educates readers about the local positions on their ballots and empowers them to make informed decisions. Sign up for our free newsletters. Ads for this year’s municipal election in Pennsylvania are intensely focused on the state Supreme Court,

Voters across PA will have at least some rights to be notified and have some recourse if their mail ballots are at risk of being rejected because of mistakes.

Voters on Nov. 4 will be asked to mark “yes” or “no” on whether each justice should be retained for another 10-year term, in what are usually sleepy off-year elections.

It’s probably the most shameless political ad I’ve ever seen,” said Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht in a rare interview.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced Thursday that it’s making a six-figure investment in Pennsylvania voter contact efforts ahead of three critical state Supreme Court elections. The investment comes just weeks before elections to determine whether state Supreme Court Justices Christine Donohue,