After years of opposing such a measure, Pennsylvania Democrats on Tuesday were poised to allow a vote in the state House on a bill that, if passed, would create new ID requirements to vote in the state — acquiescing on a top GOP priority and marking the first step towards breaking a yearslong stalemate over election law in Pennsylvania.

For two decades, disputes over voter identification have sunk attempts to rewrite Pennsylvania’s badly outdated election law. But in recent years, prominent Democrats have offered tentative support for stricter rules.

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. A sweeping bill to overhaul the commonwealth’s election laws has passed the Pennsylvania House.

Superior courts The House's State Government Committee on May 13 approved H.B. 280, which would allow independent, unaffiliated voters to cast ballots in Pennsylvania's primary elections.

A FEDERAL JUDGE RULES THAT ENVELOPES FOR MAIL IN ELECTION BALLOTS IN PENNSYLVANIA DO NOT NEED ... law proposal that advanced out of the state House on Tuesday by a single vote, with all ...

HARRISBURG — A bill seeking to boost workplace safety at Pennsylvania hospitals and health care facilities cleared the state House with bipartisan support. State representatives cast a 124-79 ...