Carter Walker

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Voters went to the polls in Pennsylvania on Election Day 2022. Some later filed baseless recount petitions.

Century-old law let voters file baseless recount petitions and delay Pa.’s election certification

by Carter Walker of Votebeat

Dec. 29, 2022

The Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg.

Advocates, lawmakers hope Pa. House power shift opens door for election law changes

by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA and Carter Walker of Votebeat

Dec. 13, 2022

Mail-in ballots are sorted and counted at Lehigh County Government Center in Allentown. (Matt Smith / For Spotlight PA)

Wolf administration seeks to finish off Pa. Senate GOP’s languishing 2020 election inquiry

by Carter Walker of Votebeat

Dec. 9, 2022

A sign directing people to "vote here" is seen in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania on midterm Election Day 2022.

Unprecedented number of recount requests delay election certification in at least 3 Pa. counties

by Carter Walker of Votebeat

Dec. 1, 2022

Mail ballots for PA's 2022 midterm, like ones seen here in Lehigh County, had to have a date on the outer envelope.

Rejecting undated mail ballots disproportionately impacts communities of color in Pa., data shows

by Carter Walker of Votebeat

Nov. 29, 2022

Pennsylvania's top election officials Leigh M. Chapman and Jonathan Marks attended an audit of the 2022 midterms.

The post-election review designed to give Pa. voters more confidence in the results, explained

by Carter Walker of Votebeat

Nov. 23, 2022

A sign urging people to "vote here" on Election Day 2022.

This Pennsylvania county ran out of paper on Election Day. Now the district attorney is investigating.

by Carter Walker of Votebeat

Nov. 15, 2022

Poll workers process mail ballots in Lancaster County on Nov. 8, 2022.

Election officials reported few issues complying with Pa.’s new continuous count rule for mail ballots

by Carter Walker of Votebeat

Nov. 10, 2022

Mail-in ballots were processed in Philadelphia before going to flattening station.

A judge did not change Pennsylvania's ballot deadline for the 2022 election

by Carter Walker of Votebeat

Nov. 8, 2022

A voting machine tabulates ballots in a Pennsylvania election.

How disputes over vote certification could play out in Pennsylvania counties after 2022 election

by Carter Walker of Votebeat

Nov. 4, 2022