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Politics & Policy

A voter returns their mail ballot
Elections
Law
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Will Pa. be at the center of another Bush v. Gore? These 8 lawyers and scholars weigh in

If the election comes down to Pennsylvania, the days following Nov. 3 will likely be similar to Florida in 2000.

6 years ago

Congress spending you cash and wasting your money.
Radio Times
Criminal Justice
Elections
Media
Mental Health
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Dark money in the 2020 election; the Walter Wallace shooting

We discuss mental health and policing around the shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia. Then, the dark money influencing the 2020 election.

Air Date: October 29, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:44
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National

Lawsuit says census takers were pressured to falsify data

Some households were marked as completed after only one attempt to reach residents living there, according to the revised lawsuit filed by the National Urban League.

6 years ago

(Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Potentially thousands of mail ballots lost in Pa. county, official says

Butler County has the worst return rate for mail ballots in the state, and the U.S. Postal Service has been asked to investigate.

6 years ago

A woman drops off her ballot for the 2020 General Election outside the Chester County Government Services Center, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. election officials ‘strongly urge’ counties to tally mail ballots as soon as possible

Pennsylvania law prohibits counting mail-in ballots until Election Day, but a few counties say they might not count them until the next day.

6 years ago

A man is handed a sticker from a volunteer after dropping off his ballot for the 2020 General Election in the United States outside the Chester County Government Services Center, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Erie County restricts activities of openly armed residents near the polls if they aren’t voting

Elections officials said they took the steps to combat voter intimidation, but at least one legal expert said a challenge was almost guaranteed.

6 years ago

A residential street in Plymouth, Pa. Luzerne County. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Luzerne County will evaluate discarded military ballots

Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, whose office oversees voting in Pennsylvania, described the discarded ballots as a “bad error” but not intentional fraud.

6 years ago

Photo credit: Andy Thrasher / Flickr
Radio Times
Elections
Media

Nonvoters, reluctant voters, and voters who hate politics

We discuss the 80% of Americans who do not consider themselves to be politically engaged and their voting behavior, then examine those who opt out of voting.

Air Date: October 28, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:31
A secure mail ballot drop box outside Eastern State Penitentiary
Elections
Pennsylvania

With deadline past for mail ballot requests, Pa. counties wait on 1.2 million votes

While 61% of mail-in ballots have already been returned, Pennsylvania election officials say 1.2 million still have not arrived back at county boards of election.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Republican Senate candidate Rik Mehta
Elections
New Jersey

Trump dominates N.J. Senate debate between Booker, Mehta

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and his Republican challenger argued over President Trump in their only debate of the campaign.

6 years ago

A voter drops off their mail-in ballot prior to the primary election, in Willow Grove, Pa., Wednesday, May 27, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Elections
Pennsylvania

2 conservative hoaxers charged for robocalls to voters in Pa. and 4 other states

They were charged in Detroit on Oct. 1 with conspiring to intimidate voters and using a computer to commit crimes.

6 years ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen traveling down a Philly street.
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly City Council bill would ban police traffic stops for minor violations

The controversial measure is rooted in data that show Philly police pull over a disproportionate number of Black drivers for minor traffic violations.

6 years ago

Police deploy tear gas to disperse a crowd during a protest Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Philadelphia over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died May 25 after he was pinned at the neck by a Minneapolis police officer. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The Why
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Philly could ban using tear gas, rubber bullets on protesters

Despite a police moratorium on the practice, Philly City Council is expected to pass a ban on police using tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters.

Air Date: October 27, 2020

Listen 17:05
Voters approach a polling location in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 13 — the first day of voting in the state. Nearly 8 million votes already have been cast in Texas. (Sergio Flores/Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
National
Politics

66 million and counting: Americans are breaking early voting records

With about a week left, Americans have already cast 62 million early ballots, putting the 2020 election on track for historic levels of voter turnout.

6 years ago

A voter fills out his ballot during early voting
Radio Times
Elections

Should the Electoral College be abolished?

A majority of Americans believe the Electoral College should be eliminated. This hour -- the history of the electoral system and what should replace it.

Air Date: October 27, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:43
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