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Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

Voters in line at the Liacouras Center satellite election office in late October
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Philadelphia has the highest number of registered voters in 35 years

More than 90% of eligible residents are signed up to cast a ballot.

5 years ago

Vice President Pence speaks on the third day of the Republican National Convention
Politics & Policy

Several Pence staffers test positive for COVID-19; Pence to continue travel despite contact

Pence chief of staff Marc Short and “a couple of key staff surrounding the vice president” have tested positive for the virus, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said.

5 years ago

Joe Biden gives a speech at The Queen Theater
Politics & Policy

Wilmington’s Queen Theater takes center stage in Biden campaign

Wilmington’s historic Queen Theater revels in its high-profile role as the stage for some of former Vice President Biden’s biggest campaign events.

5 years ago

Listen 2:03
A woman casts her ballot on the first day of early voting in a recently-shuttered store at Oak Park Mall Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Overland Park, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Politics & Policy

‘We don’t speculate’: How AP counts votes and calls races

On election night, state-based analysts and editors in Washington at AP's Decision Desk also use that vote count to “call races," or declare the winners.

5 years ago

Aaron Atchison of South Jersey attended a motorcycle rally at City Hall to encourage voter turnout. (Miles Bryan/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Black motorcyclists ride through Philly to turn out Black voters

The meet-up aimed to encourage turnout specifically in the Black community. Afterward, the bikers cruised through predominantly Black neighborhoods.

5 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a drive-in campaign stop at Bucks County Community College in Bristol, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

In key Bucks County, Biden makes his case at Bristol Township drive-in rally

At a socially distanced event, the Democrat touched on favorite themes: Trump’s response to the pandemic, health care and the economy.

5 years ago

An employee of the Philadelphia Commissioners Office examines ballots at a satellite election office at Overbrook High School on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Courts & Law

GOP asks Supreme Court again to block Pa. ballot extension

The Republican Party's late Friday filing came four days after the justices divided 4-4 on putting a hold on the extension.

5 years ago

(Way To Lead/YouTube)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

National progressive group targets young Pa. voters in battleground ad blitz

The new ad, to air on SNL and Comedy Central, avoids anti-Trump messaging.

5 years ago

(Courtesy of SliCE PA)
Politics & Policy

SliCE offering free pizzas at six Philly polling locations on Election Day

The six polling places will be chosen through online community input. The spots will be within 1 to 1.5 miles of the Fishtown and Italian Market locations.

5 years ago

The White House
Courts & Law

Trump, Biden lawyer up, brace for White House legal battle

Attorneys for the Republicans and the Democrats are already clashing in courts across the U.S. over mailed-in ballot deadlines and other issues brought on by the pandemic.

5 years ago

Common, the rapper also known as Lonnie Rashid Lynn, bumps fists with members of the Snack Time Band outside the Liacouras Center after an impromptu jam session. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

How Common made music for voting with a circus of clowns

While Cirque d’Vote was performing for the amusement of voters in North Philadelphia, the rapper dropped by. An impromptu jam ensued.

5 years ago

In this Sept. 3, 2020, file photo, a forklift operator loads absentee ballots for mailing at the Wake County Board of Elections as preparations for the upcoming election are ongoing in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Politics & Policy

Battleground postal delays persist with mail voting underway

The latest numbers available show nearly all the agency's delivery regions missing its target of having at least 95% of first-class mail arrive within five days.

5 years ago

Election workers in Union County sorted mail-in ballots on the day of primary elections, July 7, 2020. (NJ Spotlight)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

For the first time, NJ officials to get an early start on counting ballots

It took more than a month after the July primary for the state to certify results, and that was with fewer than 1.5 million voting.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania's mail ballot is pictured alongside both its envelopes.
Courts & Law

Pa. Supreme Court rules mail ballots cannot be rejected based on signature comparison

Friday’s unanimous ruling on use of signature comparisons was hailed as a victory by Democrats and voter rights groups.

5 years ago

Voters line up at Philadelphia City Hall to drop off their mail ballots
Courts & Law

Trump campaign loses again in suit over Philly voter offices

A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel in 2-1 decision upheld a judge's rejection of the Trump campaign's lawsuit against Philadelphia.

5 years ago

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