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Registered Pennsylvania voters apply for a mail-in ballot for next week’s municipal elections until 5:00 PM today at http://votesPA.com/ApplyMailBallot

Election Day is less than two weeks away. This NEXTpittsburgh article offers a closer look at why school board elections matter.

The Committee of Seventy and Draw the Lines PA recently shared this statement on Mark Nordenberg’s appointment to chair the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.

The panel that will redraw the boundaries of Pennsylvania’s legislative districts will be chaired by Mark Nordenberg. The Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Pittsburgh and Chair of the Institute of Politics will serve as the tie-breaking fifth member appointed by the state’s high court Monday.

The next primary election is coming on May 18. The last day to register to vote in that election is May 3. Click below to learn more.

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Allegheny County Proud. Thank you to great county leadership and our election workers for diligently, carefully, and responsibly championing the essence of our country’s democracy.

Today, a judge ordered twice daily sweeps at USPS facilities serving states with extended ballot receipt deadlines as votes were still being counted in U.S. election battleground states.