PA Voice Election Administration and Protection

The Pennsylvania Voice Election Administration and Protection project is an initiative of the PA Voice collaborative designed to protect voters' rights as well as advocate for election reform in the state.

2008 Election

During the 2008 election, the collaborative coordinated a significant voter protection effort, which included informing voters and media of voter suppression efforts, working with the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office to resolve questions on voter eligibility and emergency ballots, establishing a website providing publicly-accessible, real-time Election Day reports on voter protection issues throughout the state, and providing a election protection phone hotline for voters to ask questions and report Election Day issues. The project monitored nearly 4,500 calls on election protection hotlines during Election Day (November 4, 2008), including nearly 1,400 reports of voter problems and issues, which were then investigated by collaborative personnel deployed statewide.

Read more about the PA Voice Election Administration and Protection project's efforts and results:

• PA Voice post-election press release
• Pennsylvania 2008 Election Administration and Protection Report

2009 and Beyond

The project has rigorous goals for 2009 and beyond focused on advocating for election administration improvements and reform. Specifically, these include:

• Better trained pollworkers
• Better voter registration process
• Better database process at county and state level
• Public analysis of 3rd party registration
• Early voting
• Increased access and education for
• Loosen absentee ballot requirements
• Improvements to voting machines
• Improved provisional ballot process

Contact

For information regarding the PA Voice Election Administration and Protection project, please contact:

Celeste Taylor
Director - PA Voice Election Administration/Protection
(412) 670-0937
taylor.celeste@gmail.com