Hi John , Welcome to the latest New Pennsylvania Project newsletter!
Today, we feel grateful for you, supporters of expanding the electorate. We wish you and your families a Happy Thanksgiving. #WhenWeVoteWeWin |
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Elections have consequences |
In 2025, PA will have critical, high-profile judicial races on the ballot. We must work to ensure that all eligible Pennsylvanians register to vote and have the information they need to make their voices heard.
We have already seen attacks on voting rights and mis and disinformation following the 2024 November elections. These attacks will only continue as we head into the critical local, municipal, and judicial elections happening in Pennsylvania in 2025. We must be prepared to go on the offensive and defend voting rights by pushing for a PA Voting Rights Act. |
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| Want to ensure your rights and freedoms?
Our state and federal courts matter. Learn more about them. Join us for a virtual town hall on Thursday, December 19, 2024
6:30pm-8:00pm on Zoom |
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NPP's founding CEO, Kadida Kenner, at one of State Senator Vincent Hughes’ (See Me-Imagine YOU!) Career Days. |
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This experience is designed to empower 6th-8th grade students by exposing them to potential careers and jobs through professionals that look like them. |
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court stops 3 counties from counting undated, incorrectly dated ballots “Pennsylvania’s highest court has directed three counties not to include undated or misdated mail ballots in their November election results. Such ballots have been the subject of years of litigation in various courts, and became an issue again after Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties moved to count them for the Nov. 5 election.” New York Judge Strikes Down State’s Voting Rights Act
“On Thursday, a New York trial court judge struck down the state’s 2022 Voting Rights Act (NYVRA), which was created to make up for deficiencies in federal law following Congress’s 2021 failure to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act... Citing the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that determined race-based affirmative action in college admissions was unconstitutional, Vazquez-Doles wrote that the NYVRA similarly “provides enhanced rights” to protected classes, in violation of the Constitution. ”
After Court Order, Ohio Attorney General Approves Pro-Voting Amendment Proposal “Ohio Attorney General David Yost (R) approved the petition summary of the Ohio Voters Bill of Rights, a proposed pro-voting constitutional amendment that would greatly expand ballot access in the Buckeye State.” |
Provisional ballots face new scrutiny following Pennsylvania Senate race
“Republican challenger Dave McCormick defeated incumbent Democrat Bob Casey by just over 15,000 votes in a Senate race that saw more than 65,000 provisional ballots cast. Those provisionals were closely scrutinized for the first time, and although they did not change the outcome, the Casey team argues there should be changes in how they are handled.”
How did Democrats keep Pa. House majority during a red wave? In part, redistricting
“ In an election year that saw big wins for Republicans in Pennsylvania, the state House stayed under Democratic control — by one seat. The party’s ability to hold onto its majority during a red wave is partly explained by newer district boundaries approved in early 2022 and partly by the idiosyncratic ways voters behave.”
Pennsylvania investigations into suspicious voter registration forms yield no charges yet
“Investigations by five Pennsylvania counties into the submission of suspicious voter registration forms haven’t resulted in any charges yet, and three of the counties aren’t releasing details about the progress of their inquiries...There is no evidence in any of the counties that the forms under scrutiny resulted in any ineligible voters casting a ballot. Officials emphasized that the suspicious applications were not processed.”
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Do you know who originally inhabited the land you now occupy?
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The map above shows the original borders of the Indigenous people's land before colonization. The stars indicate the location our eight offices. |
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While shopping around for the holidays, consider supporting New Pennsylvania Project's organizing efforts in 2025.
The results of the 2024 General Election underscored the importance of year-round and consistent voter engagement.
A donation helps us to build long-term power within the communities we center – historically disenfranchised and often neglected Black, Indigenous and other people of color, immigrant communities and the youth. |
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Last day to register to vote: Monday, May 5, 2025
Primary Election: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to register to vote for the General Election: Monday, October 20, 2025
Last day to request mail-in ballot: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
General Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 |
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