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We are now 32 days away from Election Day in the Commonwealth. Did you know that you can vote early by visiting your County Election Board and casting a mail-in ballot in person? Learn more the upcoming primary election and voting early [[link removed]] .
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court in a bipartisan 53-47 vote.
We’re elated to see the immensely qualified Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson become the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in our nation. This is a powerful moment to finally have a justice that reflects the diversity of our country. Representation matters.
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Our executive director Kadida Kenner was living her best life as the co-emcee for the Celebrate Justice Jackson Rally on the steps of U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. [[link removed]]
NPP teamed up with a diverse coalition of national organizations including People For the American Way, Alliance for Justice, Center for Popular Democracy Action, The Leadership Conference of Civil and Human Rights and the National Women’s Law Center and many more to celebrate this joyous and historic moment.
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Reminder: It's time to request your mail ballot
You can vote by mail for this upcoming primary election on May 17th. Vote by mail works for Pennsylvania. 2,616,012 Pennsylvanians were able to vote safely and securely in 2020 thanks to Pennsylvania’s landmark vote-by-mail law, Act 77.
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State and Local News
Your guide to the 2022 primary challengers
City & State PA has compiled a list of all incumbent legislators facing challengers in the 2022 primary.
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Ballot drop boxes might go away in Pa. along with private funding to run elections
The Republican-led state Senate is working to pass legislation that would eliminate ballot drop boxes in an attempt to further disenfranchise PA voters.
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Cartwright introduces Time Off to Vote Act
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, and colleagues introduced the Time Off to Vote Act, which would require employers to provide their workers with at least two hours of paid leave to vote in a federal election.
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House passes bill banning transgender females from competing in women’s sports
A bill to ban transgender females from competing in girls and women’s sports passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday.
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Senate votes to end drop boxes, outside money for elections
Drop boxes for depositing mail-in and absentee ballots would be banned and donations to run elections would no longer be permitted from groups outside government under bills approved Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Senate.
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Lawmakers Laughlin and Collett are vouching for independent voters’ voices in primary elections
There’s at least one election-related issue that has maintained bipartisan support through the last couple of years: open primaries. But despite lawmakers’ and advocates’ best efforts, independent voters will still be blocked from the upcoming May primary.
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Pittsburgh’s Black leaders celebrate Supreme Court confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson
The confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court — making her the first African American woman to serve on the nation’s highest court — was a historic moment, Allegheny County President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark said.
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Your 2022 Pennsylvania governor’s race campaign finance cheat sheet
With about a month left until the state’s primary elections for governor take place, every dollar counts. For months, candidates – particularly on the Republican side – have been jockeying for position as they seek to earn their party’s nomination and face presumptive Democratic nominee Josh Shapiro in the fall.
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More than 664K Pa. voters have applied for mail-in ballots ahead of primary election, Pa. says
More than 664,000 voters have applied for mail-in ballots ahead of Pennsylvania’s May 17 primary election, state officials said Wednesday.
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April Volunteer Opportunities
We’re on a mission to reach our goal of 50,000 new registered voters in the Commonwealth in 2022, and 200,000 by the 2024 presidential election. Help us expand the electorate by visiting our April volunteer sign up. [[link removed]] When we vote, we win!
The Policy Corner: State Courts
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The nation witnessed history being made on Thursday, April 7, 2022, when Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman justice to be confirmed for the highest court in the land. The Supreme Court of the United States became a focus again for so many. Over the past several years, Pennsylvania state court rulings have made headlines across the country, specifically because of Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth and Supreme Court rulings during the 2020 election result battles waged by the Republican-led Pennsylvania legislature to overturn the will of the voters. These headlines have only highlighted the importance of why fair and independent courts matter.
There are levels to Pennsylvania’s state court system with the minor courts including the municipal court at the lowest level, hearing cases about driver infractions and up to cases that could place someone behind bars for five years. Moving up from there is the court of common pleas which is the trial court hearing cases about child abuse, neglect, spousal support, and other criminal cases. Most cases that are heard on this level will stop there. When a case comes out of the Court of Common Pleas because a decision is made that one party does not agree with, it may be appealed and this would go to the next level, our state intermediate appellate courts - the Superior or Commonwealth Court. Sitting at the top of our state court hierarchy is the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. It is the highest court in the Commonwealth, making the final determination in regards to the state constitution, unless it goes against our federal constitution.
In Pennsylvania, we are one of only seven states in the country that votes for all of our judges and justices. As a registered voter, you have the power to elect judges and justices who sit on every level of our state courts, who will hear cases from traffic tickets to child abuse to challenges against our free and fair elections. Your vote for those judges and justices who will sit on these benches, for sometimes up to 10 year terms will have a direct impact in your daily life.
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