Hi John ,  

We did it!

The power of Pennsylvania voters was made evident by last week’s judicial election results.

Thanks to you, our staff, and the communities we helped mobilize to the polls, we were able to retain the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, meaning our rights have been protected.

You protected:

• Our voting rights
• Abortion rights
• Fairly funded public schools

We did this, together.

Team NPP was on the ground providing civic education to Pennsylvania voters and encouraging them to vote YES to retain the justices and judges. Here is a look at what our tireless work accomplished: 

• Knocked on more than 15,000 doors in the two weeks leading up to election day: Chester, Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks, Beaver, Allegheny, Erie, York, Dauphin, Lehigh, and Northampton counties.
• Provided Pennsylvanians with real-life examples of court cases heard at the PA Supreme Court, Superior Court, and Commonwealth Court to help make connections between the courts and their daily lives.
• Ran a full-page print advertisement in the Sunday edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
• Sent staff to more than 20 precincts across the Commonwealth as poll greeters on Election Day, encouraging voters to vote YES by providing judicial civic educational materials.

If you haven’t heard the news yet, voter turnout across Pennsylvania in this year’s local, municipal, and judicial elections was remarkable! Statewide turnout was about 40%, but likely to increase once all ballots are counted. In many of the counties where our team was out knocking doors and engaging directly with voters, turnout numbers surged to historical levels compared to previous similar elections.

Here are just a few highlights:

Montgomery County: 50.7% turnout — the highest ever recorded in a large Pennsylvania county during an odd-year municipal election.

Philadelphia: 34% turnout, up from just 22% turnout four years ago.

Bucks County: Nearly 50% turnout, a jump of about 7 percentage points from the last off-year election in 2023.

Chester County: 47.73% turnout.

Delaware County: 45.59% turnout.

Allegheny County: 44.64% turnout.

Beaver County: 42.30% turnout.  

Separately from NPP’s Get-Out-The-Vote Program, NPP hosted 39 non-partisan Why Courts Matter community events across the Commonwealth. The “Why Courts and Judicial Elections Matter” presentations aimed to highlight the role of our state courts, cases heard at the appellate and intermediate appellate levels, and the historical context regarding attacks on the PA Supreme Court’s independence. Attendees left feeling the power of their votes, as Pennsylvania is one of only seven states that elects all of our judges and justices in partisan elections. This year’s judicial retention elections matter in protecting our rights and freedoms.

“As long as we have the vote, we have hope. In a time where voters feel the U.S. Supreme Court has let them down, PA state courts have been our firewall, protecting our voting rights, access to abortion and ensuring equitably funded public schools. Pennsylvania voters cast their ballots and voted yes to retain our judges and justices for another 10 year term, even when billionaires were attempting to disrupt our nonpartisan retention elections with their dark money and disinformation campaigns.”
— Founding CEO Kadida Kenner

Everything we do, from hosting town halls and producing podcasts to knocking on doors, expands Pennsylvania's electorate by engaging Pennsylvanians to be civically involved and encouraging them to turn out to vote twice a year, none of it would be possible without you. 

In this episode of Slingshot The Podcast,
Kadida Kenner is joined by co-host Charles Gregory and special guest Tisha Crippen, editor of Slingshot The Podcast, to unpack what happens when governmental power goes unchecked and everyday people become collateral damage.

New episodes every other Thursday.
Watch it on YouTube, or listen wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, etc.)

We did something different for GOTV this year--we met our communities at their polling locations on Election Day.

Our entire staff was on the ground at polling precincts, equipped with our literature, including voter guides, hotline numbers, and resources for researching candidates on the ballot.

Nothing could stop us, not even a little wind chill. We were on the ground until the polls were closed at 8PM! 

Check out this quick video of founding CEO Kadida Kenner wishing our communities a happy Election Day and assisting student voters at West Chester University

Our teams on the ground at the voting precincts on Election Day.

Have you ever wondered what the GOTV door knocking experience is like? 

Check out this video featuring one of our awesome canvassers, who explains our goals on the ground.

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Your responses help us understand our impact this year, and strengthen our work moving into 2026.

Last day to register to vote for the Primary Election: May 4, 2026
Last day to request mail-in ballot: May 12, 2026
Primary Election: May 19, 2026
General Election: November 3, 2026

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