Pennsylvania has universal no-excuse mail voting. Here’s everything you need to know about the process ahead of the Nov. 4 municipal election.

The deadline to register to vote in Pennsylvania's municipal election this November is quickly approaching. Eligible voters who wish to cast a ballot on Nov. 4 must register before the Oct. 20 deadline, according to state officials. You can check the status of your registration here.

On Nov. 4, Pennsylvania voters will elect local officials and judges. Learn more about how Spotlight PA will cover this municipal election.

A national Democratic group that works on state legislative races is making a “six-figure investment” in this year’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention elections, the latest sign that the usually sleepy off-year judicial contests are taking on broader significance.

On Nov. 4, three Pennsylvania Supreme Court judges are running in yes-or-no retention elections for another 10-year term.

Three judges on the state's highest court seek second terms. They recently dismissed claims their rulings are politically driven.

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An amendment to the Pennsylvania Election Code made voting by mail without an excuse an option for voters for the first time in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, the question of whether the requirement to write the date on a mail ballot’s return envelope has been an issue in every election.

Voters may see candidates for judge of elections, majority inspector, and minority inspector on their Nov. 4 ballot.

A 2020 case of double voting in Pennsylvania was discovered using information from ERIC, a data-sharing consortium that has come under attack from conservatives in recent years.