Episode 51: Election outcomes

A look at Tuesday's election results.

• Katie Meyer
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  Katie Meyer was WITF’s Capitol Bureau Chief from 2016-2020. While at WITF, she covered all things state politics for public radio stations throughout Pennsylvania. Katie came to Harrisburg by way of New York City, where she worked at Fordham University’s public radio station, WFUV, as an anchor, general assignment reporter, and co-host of an original podcast. A 2016 graduate of Fordham, she earned several awards for her work at WFUV, including four 2016 Gracies.
  
  Katie is a native New Yorker, though she originally hails from Troy, a little farther up the Hudson River. She can attest that the bagels are still pretty good there.
  
  WITF's Capitol Bureau Chief Desk is partially funded through generous gifts made in the memory of Tony May through the Anthony J. May Memorial Fund.
  
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 Matt Rourke / AP Photo

FILE PHOTO: In this June 13, 2019 file photo, an Investigator with the Office of the City Commissioners, demonstrates the ExpressVote XL voting machine at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia.

There was an election last Tuesday, and though there weren’t many big, statewide contests it was still a pretty active night.

One of the biggest things that happened? A lot of counties were using brand new, state-mandated voting machines, and in a couple places they caused problems.

York County had some of the most dramatic issues. On election night, the state GOP went as far as threatening legal action. Ultimately, the mishap was settled out of court. York County officials have since apologized and said they’ll speed up the process, but they maintain there were never any security issues.

There was also a statewide referendum on victim rights amendment Marsy’s Law that passed easily, but remains in legal limbo. Plus, Democrats made big gains in local elections in the southeast, and one school district tipped its hat in favor of arming teachers.