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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Map: Philly satellite election offices and drop boxes for mail ballots

You can request a replacement or return your voted ballot through Nov. 3.

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Music
Performing Arts

Performers flock to the polls to play for Philly voters

To calm or to excite, musicians and performers gravitate to the most charged venue right now: the voting booth.

5 years ago

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Elections
New Jersey

N.J. voters weigh constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana

If passed, the Garden State would join eleven other states and Washington, D.C. in having legal recreational cannabis.

5 years ago

Kamala Harris
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Biden, Harris rally from opposite ends of Pennsylvania in final campaign night

Kamala Harris made a final pitch to Philadelphia voters Monday, while Joe Biden did the same in Pittsburgh.

5 years ago

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Elections
Philadelphia

Philly residents uneasy waiting for election results

As of Friday, state officials reported more than 2.2 million mail-in or absentee ballots had been returned, while more than 9 million people registered to vote.

5 years ago

Mail-in ballots. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

These Pa. counties won’t start counting mail ballots until Wednesday, possibly skewing early results

Officials in Pennsylvania agree it’s going to take a while to count all of the ballots cast in this election, and that means we won’t know the final results on Election Day.

5 years ago

Elections
Billy Penn

Why Trump keeps saying ‘the Supreme Court’ is going to win him Pennsylvania

Four possible scenarios to watch for after Election Day.

5 years ago

A closeup of mail ballots
Elections
Billy Penn

When will Philly and its suburbs report mail ballot results? Here’s what to expect

Election boards in the region will release periodic updates starting right after polls close Tuesday.

5 years ago

An early election ballot completion area at the North Park Ice Skating Rink Lodge area, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in McCandless, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Elections

How Pa. prepares for Election Day: non-violent direct action training, volunteering and prayer

Election Day comes with concerns of voter intimidation, long lines at polling locations, and worries over who will be declared the winner.

5 years ago

Voters receive a sticker after voting at one of Philadelphia’s satellite election offices
Elections
Philadelphia

Philadelphia voters continue dropping off early ballots ahead of election day

Pa. officials have asked anyone who still has a mail ballot at this point to deliver it directly to their local county election officials by Tuesday at 8 p.m.

5 years ago

Voters can catch a free trolley ride to their polling location this Election Day
Elections
Philadelphia
Transportation

By bike, by car, by trolley: Free and discounted rides for Philly voters on Election Day

Ride-hailing companies, local nonprofits and union organizations are all pitching in to help voters get to their ballot drop boxes and polling sites on Tuesday.

5 years ago

Pennsylvanians (clockwise from top left) Melissa Durko, Marty Wilder, Jamari Davis, Mike Otto, Val Dejesus, Roy Staley, Gabriela Pedroza Sanchez, and Wyatt Schriver, share their hopes and frustrations about the presidential election. (WHYY photographers and provided photos)
The Why
Elections
Politics

Pa. voters speak

From Trumpers to those ridin' with Biden, we bring you views of voters in Pennsylvania, a state that could make or break the election.

Air Date: November 2, 2020

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Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. officials push back on Trump demand for quick election call

President Trump has baselessly claimed that officials shouldn’t continue to sort through ballots after election day.

5 years ago

Jean Gary drops off her ballot at City Hall
Elections
Philadelphia

Philly officials prepared for Election Day ‘shenanigans,’ promise safety at the polls

Prosecutors, elected officials and police stood outside a Philly recreation center to deliver one message: Anyone eligible to vote on Tuesday will be able to do so safely.

5 years ago

Voters line up at City Hall in Philadelphia
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Elections
Philadelphia
Politics

Justice Department to dispatch election monitors to Philadelphia, other jurisdictions

Philadelphia is among 43 jurisdictions where DOJ staff will monitor voting on Election Day.

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