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ACLU-PA and Education Law Center Share Guidance Regarding Immigration Enforcement at Pennsylvania Schools

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the Education Law Center have shared a letter of legal guidance about interacting with ICE with Pennsylvania public school district superintendents and charter school CEOs. 

ACLU of Pennsylvania Files Lawsuit Against Souderton Area School District Over Free Speech and Due Process Violations

The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit against the Souderton Area School District regarding the district's ban of two parents and one former student from school property as retaliation for criticisms leveled at a school board member who posted lewd comments about VP Kamala Harris online.

PA Voters Decide Statement in Response to York County Rejection of Challenges to Mail Ballots from Pennsylvanians Abroad

This afternoon the York County board of elections voted 3-0 to dismiss challenges to mail ballots submitted by Pennsylvanians living overseas, ensuring the counting of ballots from more than 300 York Countians who reside abroad.

Pro-Voter Coalition Responds to Illegal, Unfair Challenges to Overseas Voters in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa. - PA Voters Decide responded today to reports of several thousand challenges to mail ballot applications submitted by Pennsylvanians living abroad.

ACLU and Public Interest Law Center Comment on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Pennsylvania Voting Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to stay a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that allows voters whose mail ballots have been rejected because of a paperwork mistake to vote a provisional ballot on Election Day and have that provisional ballot counted.

Chester County, Pa., Hearing Proves Mass Mail Ballot Application Challenges are Illegal, Say Voting Rights Advocates

Pennsylvania Voters Decide, a coalition of more than 50 pro-voting rights organizations, responded today to a hearing in Chester County over challenges to more than 200 mail ballot applications.

Voting Rights Groups React to Court Ruling in Handwritten Date Mail Ballot Case

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court today ruled that disqualifying a timely vote due to a missing or incorrect handwritten date on the mail ballot return envelope is unconstitutional.

PA Supreme Court Upholds Ruling That Butler County Must Count Provisional Ballots

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a decision by the Commonwealth Court that will require counties to count provisional ballots from voters who have made errors that prevent the counting of their mail ballots.