Research & Publications

This report dives into the policies counties use to notify voters and resolve issues (notice and cure policies), as well as their varying ballot curing success rates. Counties that automatically return flawed ballots to voters or automatically cancel and reissue mail ballots have the highest rate of ballot acceptance. Meanwhile, counties that rely solely on voters checking the Department of State’s ballot tracker website have the worst rates of ballot acceptance. The report also addresses how some counties are not in compliance with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling requiring them to notify voters of cancelled ballots before Election Day.

Implementing Harm Reduction in Pennsylvania's Community Supervison Systems is a research report that examines how a harm reduction lens can be adopted by adult probation and parole departments to better serve individuals under community supervision.

As we prepare for 2024 and a new executive director, our focus is on stability, planning, and mobilizing the greater ACLU-PA community to act.

As we prepare for 2024 and a new executive director, our focus is on stability, planning, and mobilizing the greater ACLU-PA community to act.

At its December 2022 meeting, the ACLU-PA board of directors passed a resolution honoring Reggie Shuford's 11 years as executive director.