Elections touch every part of our lives, so over the next few months, PublicSource will explore the upcoming election from many different angles. We'll delve into how communities are navigating this political season and the integrity of the information we’re receiving. We'll ask: How could the results of the election impact everyday issues of your pocketbook and your health? And, you’ll learn more about the candidates running for office and discover what issues are motivating voters from all backgrounds in the Pittsburgh region.

With every election-related story we publish over the next six weeks, we’ll tell you why the story matters, and why our work now and all the way through Election Day and beyond is worth supporting.

We’ve already been hard at work on election coverage for months. This post from reporter Charlie Wolfson talks about our overall approach and shares key stories, including an attempt to purge thousands of people from the Allegheny County voter rolls and debunking misinformation about mail voter fraud. You can visit our Democracy & Doubt page to catch up on everything else we’ve published to date, including:

• Political researchers discuss how relentless polarization led to the Trump assassination attempt, and what a path forward might look like.

• Kaylee Werner was already one of the youngest Biden delegates in the country. Then the president dropped out.

• With Donald Trump formally nominated as the Republican presidential candidate, debunked narratives of his loss to Joe Biden also reverberate among party faithful and local delegates.

The PublicSource team