Pennsylvania voters are set to vote on Nov. 4 in an election that could shift the balance of the state’s Supreme Court.
Voters will decide whether three of the high court’s seven justices—Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht—should be retained for additional 10-year terms. Rather than considering an opponent to any of the three incumbents, voters will simply vote “yes” to retain each justice or “no” to vacate that seat on the bench.
At the moment, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has a 5–2 Democratic majority.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, has called for retaining all three justices. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania’s Republican Party has urged voters to oppose keeping any of them….
Pennsylvanians to Decide Whether to Keep 3 Democratic State Supreme Court Justices
