YOUR VOTE MATTERS
Verify deadlines ↗Vote Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Register or update your Pennsylvania voter registration by October 19, 2026. Polls: 7 a.m.–8 p.m. Mail ballot request deadline: October 27.
01 / HOW FUNDING MOVES
The public-record trail
Arrows describe possible reporting paths, not documented transfers between named entities.
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→Sources
Individuals · organizations · PACs · candidate self-funding
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→Custody
Campaign committees · party committees · political action committees
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Uses
Candidate contributions · transfers · vendors · independent expenditures
Reading rule: A donation to a party does not establish that the same dollars reached any particular candidate. Trace dated receipts, transfers and disbursements across matching reports; independent spending is distinct from a candidate contribution.
02 / PARTY LANDSCAPE
Registration is not funding
Change since January 5
State snapshot ↗Democratic+27,14427,144
Republican−7,6097,609 decrease
Other+35,87535,875
Net statewide change: +55,410, for 8,975,735 registered voters on August 3. Bars show absolute magnitude; the signed values show direction. Active and inactive registrants are included. Inactive status does not cancel a registration.
These are voter registrations, not dollars raised or donated. “Other” aggregates multiple affiliations and statuses in this published snapshot. For finer party breakdowns and newer figures use the state's weekly statistics.
03 / THE NOVEMBER BALLOT
Races and candidate records
This first release highlights the major-party statewide tickets. Also on the November ballot: all 17 U.S. House seats, even-numbered state Senate districts, and all 203 state House seats. Your district determines your candidates. The linked official candidate database is authoritative for the complete ballot and any changes.
04 / REPORTING CLOCK
Know what has been filed
State reporting calendar for 2026; federal campaigns follow FEC deadlines. A filing deadline is not a promise that every report has already appeared online. Check the filing date and coverage period on each report.
05 / VERIFY THE MONEY
Source register
PA finance search ↗Statewide and legislative committee receipts and expensesFEC election search ↗Federal House candidates and committee reportsPA 2026 bulk export ↗Download underlying state reports and read the export guideGeneral Assembly ↗Recorded roll calls for legislative incumbents
Analyst's reconciliation checks
- Fix the scope. Specify jurisdiction, office, election cycle and cutoff date before ranking donors.
- Identify the filer. Match legal committee name and ID, not just a candidate's name; distinguish party, PAC and authorized committee.
- Pair both sides. For a claimed transfer, compare the sender's expenditure with the recipient's receipt and cite both records.
- Separate mechanisms. Contributions, independent expenditures, loans, refunds and vendor payments have different meanings.
- Mark uncertainty. Record amendments, missing reports, unitemized amounts, duplicates and name-matching ambiguity.
- Compare conduct carefully. Cite the exact bill, roll-call number, chamber and date. Executive officials and challengers may have no legislative roll calls.
State filings cover statewide and legislative races; many local filings are held by county boards. Federal House records are at the FEC. No numeric funding totals are presented as reconciled facts here.
06 / EVIDENCE WORKBENCH
Build a traceable ledger
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