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November 6, 2012
  • <p><p> </p> <p>A poll worker at Lingelbach Elementary had a hard time finding one voter's name on the list because her ID spells it differently than what they had recorded. The voter, Ruth, says sometimes her last name is spelled in German and other times, it's not. She was still able to vote. (Kiera Smalls/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p> </p> <p>A poll worker at Lingelbach Elementary had a hard time finding one voter's name on the list because her ID spells it differently than what they had recorded. The voter, Ruth, says sometimes her last name is spelled in German and other times, it's not. She was still able to vote. (Kiera Smalls/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • Sample ballots handed out on Germantown Avenue. (Kiera Smalls/for WHYY, file)

    Sample ballots handed out on Germantown Avenue. (Kiera Smalls/for WHYY, file)

  • <p><p>The line was wrapped around the hall at Lingelbach Elementary at 7 a.m. on Tuesday. (Kiera Smalls/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>The line was wrapped around the hall at Lingelbach Elementary at 7 a.m. on Tuesday. (Kiera Smalls/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. chants "fired up and ready to go" to voters while holding an Obama hand puppet at Pinn Memorial Baptist Church. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. chants "fired up and ready to go" to voters while holding an Obama hand puppet at Pinn Memorial Baptist Church. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>The line begins to grow at Pinn Memorial Baptist Church at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>The line begins to grow at Pinn Memorial Baptist Church at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Mayor Nutter voted on Overbrook Avenue in West Philadelphia around 8 a.m. on Tuesday. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Mayor Nutter voted on Overbrook Avenue in West Philadelphia around 8 a.m. on Tuesday. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Mayor Nutter walked out of the voting booth in West Philly with two thumbs up saying "One more for Obama." (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Mayor Nutter walked out of the voting booth in West Philly with two thumbs up saying "One more for Obama." (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>State Rep. Pamela DeLissio arrived at the Ridge Avenue fire station in Roxborough to vote at 7 a.m. (Meg Frankowski/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>State Rep. Pamela DeLissio arrived at the Ridge Avenue fire station in Roxborough to vote at 7 a.m. (Meg Frankowski/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Early morning voters Bilal Malik and Steve Sakamoto of Manayunk told NewsWorks in Roxborough that either candidate could win. (Meg Frankowski/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Early morning voters Bilal Malik and Steve Sakamoto of Manayunk told NewsWorks in Roxborough that either candidate could win. (Meg Frankowski/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>The Martin family voted in the 7 o'clock hour in Roxborough. They voted before taking their daughter, Chloe, to kindergarten at Waldron Mercy Academy. (Meg Frankowski/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>The Martin family voted in the 7 o'clock hour in Roxborough. They voted before taking their daughter, Chloe, to kindergarten at Waldron Mercy Academy. (Meg Frankowski/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><div>Children from Arising Futures childcare and development center urge passersby to vote at Greene and Rittenhouse streets in Germantown. (Shai Ben-Yaacov/WHYY)</div></p>

    <div>Children from Arising Futures childcare and development center urge passersby to vote at Greene and Rittenhouse streets in Germantown. (Shai Ben-Yaacov/WHYY)</div>

  • <p><p>State Rep. Dwight Evans votes at the Finley Recreation Center at 10 a.m. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>State Rep. Dwight Evans votes at the Finley Recreation Center at 10 a.m. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Ninth district Councilwoman Marian B. Tasco walks out of the booth after voting at Finley Recreation Center at 10:30 a.m. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Ninth district Councilwoman Marian B. Tasco walks out of the booth after voting at Finley Recreation Center at 10:30 a.m. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Voters wait in line at the Finley Rec. Center just before 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The center houses polling stations for six different wards. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Voters wait in line at the Finley Rec. Center just before 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The center houses polling stations for six different wards. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Elsie Robbinson, 92, voted on Tuesday morning. Her daughter Caroline Manning (right) explains that she wants her mother to vote in person rather than by an absentee ballot. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Elsie Robbinson, 92, voted on Tuesday morning. Her daughter Caroline Manning (right) explains that she wants her mother to vote in person rather than by an absentee ballot. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Ninth District Councilwoman Marian B. Tasco adjusts signs at the Finley Recreation Center. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Ninth District Councilwoman Marian B. Tasco adjusts signs at the Finley Recreation Center. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter checked in to vote at the John Anderson Cultural Center on Overbrook Avenue just before 9 a.m. Tuesday. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter checked in to vote at the John Anderson Cultural Center on Overbrook Avenue just before 9 a.m. Tuesday. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Fourth District Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. casts his vote at the Pinn Memorial Church in West Philadelphia. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Fourth District Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. casts his vote at the Pinn Memorial Church in West Philadelphia. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>One voter makes his vote official. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>One voter makes his vote official. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Sign affixed to a pillar of Good Shepherd church in East Falls, where U.S. Rep Chaka Fattah will be voting shortly. (Brian Hickey)</p></p>

    <p>Sign affixed to a pillar of Good Shepherd church in East Falls, where U.S. Rep Chaka Fattah will be voting shortly. (Brian Hickey)</p>

  • <p><p>Voters line up outside the Awbury Recreation Center in Germantown Tuesday Morning. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Voters line up outside the Awbury Recreation Center in Germantown Tuesday Morning. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Voters line up to check in with poll workers at Morton Homes polling place Tuesday morning. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Voters line up to check in with poll workers at Morton Homes polling place Tuesday morning. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>First time voter Nadiyah Powell in Morton Homes after casting her ballot. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>First time voter Nadiyah Powell in Morton Homes after casting her ballot. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Michael Moore (right) and John Barnett (left) wait for voters to arrive at Morton Homes in Germantown Tuesday Morning. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Michael Moore (right) and John Barnett (left) wait for voters to arrive at Morton Homes in Germantown Tuesday Morning. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Voters filled Morton Homes polling place Tuesday morning. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Voters filled Morton Homes polling place Tuesday morning. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Dorthea Sanchez, along with her dog, Bella, cast a ballot at the Awbury Recreation Center in Germantown Tuesday morning. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Dorthea Sanchez, along with her dog, Bella, cast a ballot at the Awbury Recreation Center in Germantown Tuesday morning. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Rochele Hilton (right) and Thelma Pienson (left) wait for a polling station to open at the Awbury Recreation Center in Germantown. Hilton, a lifelong Germantown resident, says she has missed only one election in 52 years of voting. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Rochele Hilton (right) and Thelma Pienson (left) wait for a polling station to open at the Awbury Recreation Center in Germantown. Hilton, a lifelong Germantown resident, says she has missed only one election in 52 years of voting. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p>

  • Voters line up to check in with poll workers at the Awbury Recreation Center in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)

    Voters line up to check in with poll workers at the Awbury Recreation Center in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)

  • <p><p>Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Awbury Recreation Center in Germantown Tuesday morning. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Awbury Recreation Center in Germantown Tuesday morning. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Voters cast their ballots at Awbury Recreation Center on Tuesday. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Voters cast their ballots at Awbury Recreation Center on Tuesday. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>"I Voted" stickers sit on a table at the Awbury Recreation Center in Germantown Tuesday morning. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>"I Voted" stickers sit on a table at the Awbury Recreation Center in Germantown Tuesday morning. (Brad Larrison/For NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>A couple walks towards the Roxborough Library to cast their votes in the 2012 General Election. (Francis Hilario/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>A couple walks towards the Roxborough Library to cast their votes in the 2012 General Election. (Francis Hilario/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Poll workers fill out the necessary paperwork at the Roxborough Library. (Francis Hilario/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Poll workers fill out the necessary paperwork at the Roxborough Library. (Francis Hilario/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>State Rep. Pamela DeLissio stands outside of the Roxborough Library on Election Day. (Francis Hilario/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>State Rep. Pamela DeLissio stands outside of the Roxborough Library on Election Day. (Francis Hilario/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>A couple walks towards the Roxborough Library to cast their votes on Tuesday morning. (Francis Hilario/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>A couple walks towards the Roxborough Library to cast their votes on Tuesday morning. (Francis Hilario/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>A voter at North Light Community Center sports a shirt that says "Mitt Romney hates puppies." (Francis Hilario/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>A voter at North Light Community Center sports a shirt that says "Mitt Romney hates puppies." (Francis Hilario/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>One voter walks out of North Light Community Center on Tuesday morning after casting his ballot. (Francis Hilario/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>One voter walks out of North Light Community Center on Tuesday morning after casting his ballot. (Francis Hilario/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Voters line up in the North Light Community Center's gym in Manayunk to vote on Tuesday morning.  (Francis Hilario/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Voters line up in the North Light Community Center's gym in Manayunk to vote on Tuesday morning.  (Francis Hilario/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>State Rep. Dwight Evans greeted every voter in line when he showed up to vote at 7 a.m. (Yasmein James/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>State Rep. Dwight Evans greeted every voter in line when he showed up to vote at 7 a.m. (Yasmein James/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>"I think the only person that can really save us right not without putting us back in slavery is Obama," said Katherine El sporting a t-shirt depicting President Barack Obama. (Yasmein James/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>"I think the only person that can really save us right not without putting us back in slavery is Obama," said Katherine El sporting a t-shirt depicting President Barack Obama. (Yasmein James/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>In effort to show his grandson one responsibility that comes with being an adult, Bruce Osbourne brought him with him to vote at the Charles M. Finley Recreation Center. (Yasmein James/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>In effort to show his grandson one responsibility that comes with being an adult, Bruce Osbourne brought him with him to vote at the Charles M. Finley Recreation Center. (Yasmein James/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Ninth District City Councilwoman Marian Tasco and State Representative Dwight Evans smile for the camera during a break of assisting voters in the polling rooms and outside. (Yasmein James/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Ninth District City Councilwoman Marian Tasco and State Representative Dwight Evans smile for the camera during a break of assisting voters in the polling rooms and outside. (Yasmein James/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, state Rep. Dwight Evans, City Council President Darrell Clarke and Fourth District City Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. at the WURD table at Relish in West Oak Lane. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)</p></p>

    <p>U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, state Rep. Dwight Evans, City Council President Darrell Clarke and Fourth District City Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. at the WURD table at Relish in West Oak Lane. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)</p>

  • <p><p>Mayor Michael Nutter and City Councilwoman Marian Tasco (second and third from right respectively) pose for a picture with NAACP President Benjamin Jealous at lunch in West Oak Lane on Election Day. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)</p></p>

    <p>Mayor Michael Nutter and City Councilwoman Marian Tasco (second and third from right respectively) pose for a picture with NAACP President Benjamin Jealous at lunch in West Oak Lane on Election Day. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)</p>

  • <p><p>(L-R) District Attorney Seth Williams, U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah and national NAACP President Benjamin Jealous at Relish restaurant in West Oak Lane. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)</p></p>

    <p>(L-R) District Attorney Seth Williams, U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah and national NAACP President Benjamin Jealous at Relish restaurant in West Oak Lane. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)</p>

  • <p><p>Poll workers told Fattah that about 50 percent of voters had turned out before noon and wondered whether they'd be able to go home early. Fattah said they should not leave until they hit 100 percent. (Dave Tavani/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Poll workers told Fattah that about 50 percent of voters had turned out before noon and wondered whether they'd be able to go home early. Fattah said they should not leave until they hit 100 percent. (Dave Tavani/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah did not bring his photo ID to the polling place on Election Day. (Dave Tavani/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah did not bring his photo ID to the polling place on Election Day. (Dave Tavani/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>After voting at the Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd in East Falls at noon Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah predicted President Barack Obama would win "nine out of nine" battleground states. (Dave Tavani/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>After voting at the Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd in East Falls at noon Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah predicted President Barack Obama would win "nine out of nine" battleground states. (Dave Tavani/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>First-time voter Warren Simmons. (Trenae V. McDuffie/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>First-time voter Warren Simmons. (Trenae V. McDuffie/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>First-time voter Petra Brizan-Brown, a new American citizen from Germany, went to the polls at Germantown's Grace Baptist Church on Tuesday. (Trenae V. McDuffie/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>First-time voter Petra Brizan-Brown, a new American citizen from Germany, went to the polls at Germantown's Grace Baptist Church on Tuesday. (Trenae V. McDuffie/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Lola Culp-Osborne joins her mother Tara Culp at the polls. (Trenae V. McDuffie/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Lola Culp-Osborne joins her mother Tara Culp at the polls. (Trenae V. McDuffie/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Jamie Klein brought her children, Strummer and Astrid, to the polls. (Trenae V. McDuffie/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Jamie Klein brought her children, Strummer and Astrid, to the polls. (Trenae V. McDuffie/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Democratic committeeperson Ms. Grey gives literature to Doreen Esnard. (Trenae V. McDuffie/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Democratic committeeperson Ms. Grey gives literature to Doreen Esnard. (Trenae V. McDuffie/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Warren Simmons speaks with Democratic committeeperson Ms. Grey at Grace Baptist Church of Germantown. (Trenae V. McDuffie/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Warren Simmons speaks with Democratic committeeperson Ms. Grey at Grace Baptist Church of Germantown. (Trenae V. McDuffie/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Brian Rudnick keeps watch over the polls at the Chestnut Hill library Tuesday afternoon. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p></p>

    <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Brian Rudnick keeps watch over the polls at the Chestnut Hill library Tuesday afternoon. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p>

  • <p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Brahm Schultz works the poll clerk table at the Chestnut Hill library Tuesday afternoon. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p></p>

    <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Brahm Schultz works the poll clerk table at the Chestnut Hill library Tuesday afternoon. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p>

  • <p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Voters make their way to the polls at the Chestnut Hill library Tuesday afternoon. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p></p>

    <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Voters make their way to the polls at the Chestnut Hill library Tuesday afternoon. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p>

  • <p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Voters and customers at the Hight Point Cafe at Allen's Lane Train Station Tuesday. The Cafe was still open for business and was used as a polling place. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p></p>

    <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Voters and customers at the Hight Point Cafe at Allen's Lane Train Station Tuesday. The Cafe was still open for business and was used as a polling place. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p>

  • <p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Voters and poll workers at Fire Engine #37 in Chestnut Hill Tuesday. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p></p>

    <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Voters and poll workers at Fire Engine #37 in Chestnut Hill Tuesday. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p>

  • <p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Firefighter boots rest behind the polling stations at Fire Engine #37 in Chestnut Hill Tuesday. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p></p>

    <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Firefighter boots rest behind the polling stations at Fire Engine #37 in Chestnut Hill Tuesday. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p>

  • <p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">A cardboard cutout of President Obama kept watch outside of Fire Engine #37 in Chestnut Hill Tuesday. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p></p>

    <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">A cardboard cutout of President Obama kept watch outside of Fire Engine #37 in Chestnut Hill Tuesday. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p>

  • <p>At the Obama campaign office in Mt. Airy, Jonna Naylor talks with another volunteer who has offered her driving services to help get folks to the polls. ( Jana Shea /for NewsWorks )</p>

    At the Obama campaign office in Mt. Airy, Jonna Naylor talks with another volunteer who has offered her driving services to help get folks to the polls. ( Jana Shea /for NewsWorks )

  • <p>In the rear of the Mt. Airy Obama campaign office, numerous volunteers reach out to voters via telephone.( Jana Shea /for NewsWorks )</p>

    In the rear of the Mt. Airy Obama campaign office, numerous volunteers reach out to voters via telephone.( Jana Shea /for NewsWorks )

  • <p>Jonna Naylor casts her ballot for President Obama. While waiting to hear whether her volunteer service was needed for driving folks to the polls, Naylor voted at her nearby polling station. ( Jana Shea /for NewsWorks )</p>

    Jonna Naylor casts her ballot for President Obama. While waiting to hear whether her volunteer service was needed for driving folks to the polls, Naylor voted at her nearby polling station. ( Jana Shea /for NewsWorks )

  • <p><p>5:50pm - Judge of elections, Armstead King, Jr. gives Councilwoman Cindy Bass an 'I voted today' sticker. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>5:50pm - Judge of elections, Armstead King, Jr. gives Councilwoman Cindy Bass an 'I voted today' sticker. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>First time voter Kerisse Wink and her 89-year-old grandmother Pauline Wink went to the polls together. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>First time voter Kerisse Wink and her 89-year-old grandmother Pauline Wink went to the polls together. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>194th District State Rep. Candidate Linda Wolfe-Bateman casts her vote before saying, "it looks optimistic but it is up to god, so well see." (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>194th District State Rep. Candidate Linda Wolfe-Bateman casts her vote before saying, "it looks optimistic but it is up to god, so well see." (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • Voters during the 2012 general election in . (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

    Voters during the 2012 general election in . (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

  • <p><p>Voters are given sample ballots as they enter the polling station. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Voters are given sample ballots as they enter the polling station. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>A collection of poll workers stand infront of the polling station on Rector Street in Roxborough at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>A collection of poll workers stand infront of the polling station on Rector Street in Roxborough at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Reverend Kirk T. Berlenbach smiles as he walks back to his home on Ridge Ave. after he voted at the nearby polling station. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks) </p></p>

    <p>Reverend Kirk T. Berlenbach smiles as he walks back to his home on Ridge Ave. after he voted at the nearby polling station. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks) </p>

  • <p><div style="margin: 0px; font: 10px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Armstead King, judge of elections, watches as Eighth District City Councilwoman Cindy Bass exits the voting booth after casting her ballot at Germantown Christian Academy. (Dave Tavani/ for NewsWorks)</span></div></p>

    <div style="margin: 0px; font: 10px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Armstead King, judge of elections, watches as Eighth District City Councilwoman Cindy Bass exits the voting booth after casting her ballot at Germantown Christian Academy. (Dave Tavani/ for NewsWorks)</span></div>

  • <p><div style="margin: 0px; font: 10px 'Lucida Grande';"> <div style="margin: 0px; font: 10px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Eighth District City Councilwoman Cindy Bass talks to a voter at her home polling location, Germantown Christian Academy. (Dave Tavani/ for NewsWorks)</span></div> </div></p>

    <div style="margin: 0px; font: 10px 'Lucida Grande';"> <div style="margin: 0px; font: 10px 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Eighth District City Councilwoman Cindy Bass talks to a voter at her home polling location, Germantown Christian Academy. (Dave Tavani/ for NewsWorks)</span></div> </div>

  • <p><p>Poll workers at Wright's Barber Shop in West Oak Lane Tuesday afternoon. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Poll workers at Wright's Barber Shop in West Oak Lane Tuesday afternoon. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Earl Brooks, a poll watcher and committeman, and Juanita Dennard of West Oak Lane outside of Wright's Barbershop Tuesday. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Earl Brooks, a poll watcher and committeman, and Juanita Dennard of West Oak Lane outside of Wright's Barbershop Tuesday. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>Voters and poll workers at First United Methodist Church in Germantown Tuesday evening as late voters came out to cast their ballot. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>Voters and poll workers at First United Methodist Church in Germantown Tuesday evening as late voters came out to cast their ballot. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</p>

  • <p><p>A sign advertising the First United Methodist Church in Germantown as a polling place. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</p></p>

    <p>A sign advertising the First United Methodist Church in Germantown as a polling place. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</p>

  • Based on early indicators, some Pennsylvania election officials have said they’re prepared for returns that fall between a normal midterm year and a presidential election. (WHYY file photo)

    Based on early indicators, some Pennsylvania election officials have said they’re prepared for returns that fall between a normal midterm year and a presidential election. (WHYY file photo)

  • <p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Late voters made their way to the polls at Mastery Pickett Charter School in Germantown Tuesday evening as the time left to vote begins to wind down. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorrks)<br /></span></p></p>

    <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Late voters made their way to the polls at Mastery Pickett Charter School in Germantown Tuesday evening as the time left to vote begins to wind down. (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorrks)<br /></span></p>

  • <p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Late voters made their way to the polls at Mastery Pickett Charter School in Germantown Tuesday evening in Germantown (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p></p>

    <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Late voters made their way to the polls at Mastery Pickett Charter School in Germantown Tuesday evening in Germantown (Brad Larrison/ for NewsWorks)</span></p>

  • <p><p>The Gateway to Germantown mural on W. Chelten Ave. has been in the works for nearly a year. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)</p></p>

    <p>The Gateway to Germantown mural on W. Chelten Ave. has been in the works for nearly a year. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)</p>

  • <p><p>The artists said they'd be out there working "until we get snowed out," meaning it looks closer to finished than it actually is. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)</p></p>

    <p>The artists said they'd be out there working "until we get snowed out," meaning it looks closer to finished than it actually is. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)</p>

  • <p><p>The concept for the mural was created with input from numerous Germantown residents. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)</p></p>

    <p>The concept for the mural was created with input from numerous Germantown residents. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)</p>

  • <p><p>Last week, artists took the wall and applied pre-painted panels to serve as a base for the mural. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)</p></p>

    <p>Last week, artists took the wall and applied pre-painted panels to serve as a base for the mural. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)</p>

It has been nearly a year since Germantown first heard about artist Jon Laidacker’s plan for a new community mural at 310 W. Chelten Ave.

Since then, the effort has seen calls for ideas from locals and numerous community painting days for residents.

That included one in May during which Laidacker, assistant Charles Newman and about 10 volunteers adorned reddish parachute cloth with acrylic paint.

They did this knowing those panels would ultimately serve as the framework for a mural on the wall donated by building owner Ken Weinstein.

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Well, late last week, that’s exactly what was happening along W. Chelten Ave. as two artists were standing atop a scissor lift and applying the panels to the wall.

While it looked as if the mural was forming right before passersby eyes, the artists said that they were merely putting the framework in place and expected to be painting well into December, or “until we get snowed out.”

NewsWorks will keep you apprised of the project’s progress.

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