On Nov. 4, Pennsylvania voters will choose who they want to lead the local governments that most closely impact their daily lives.

Three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices are up for retention this year, and millions have been spent already on advertising aimed at retaining or unseating them.

Pennsylvania voters will decide whether to retain three Democratic Supreme Court justices in November as Republicans target the court's controversial COVID-19 and election decisions.

Not only is Pennsylvania a critical swing state, it has also found itself at the center of high-stakes election litigation. In 2020, for example, the state's high court extended the mail-in ballot deadline, allowing thousands more ballots to be counted in that year's presidential race.

When it comes to voting, college students in Pennsylvania have multiple options. Here’s what you need to know ahead of the Nov. 4 election.

In order for Republicans to flip the court, they need voters to unseat at least two of the three justices ahead of the next court election in 2027.

Election officials in Carbon, Montgomery, Luzerne and Dauphin counties confirmed that some voters in their counties had been issued or received duplicate mail ballots.

For more nonpartisan information on appellate court candidates, view the PA Bar Association’s ratings and questionnaires here: www.pabar.org/site/For-Lawyers/Committees-Commissions/Judicial-Evaluation/Resources/JEC-Ratings/2025 Occupation: Judge of the Court of Common Pleas

She played FLOTUS on "The West Wing" and won hearts in "Grease," now Stockard Channing is doing the voiceover for a new ad campaign for Pa. Democrats, urging voters to vote yes on judicial retention ballot measure.

But this year, the spotlight is shining brightly on the most consequential of these races, which will determine whether three justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will remain on the bench. While these judicial retention votes usually attract little public interest,