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Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

(Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
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.

5 years ago

Michael Imms, with Chester County Voter Services, gathers mail-in ballots after being sorted for the 2020 General Election in the United States, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Courts & Law

U.S. Supreme Court won’t throw out Pa.’s extended ballot deadline — for now

Pennsylvania can continue to accept mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day until Nov. 6.

5 years ago

Listen 60:33
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)
Politics & Policy

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.

5 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)
Politics & Policy
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.

5 years ago

A residential street in Plymouth, Pa. Luzerne County. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

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.

5 years ago

Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., administers the judicial oath to Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the Supreme Court
NPR
Courts & Law

A newly sworn in Justice Barrett faces a motion to recuse herself in Pa. election case

The motion to recuse was filed by the Luzerne County Board of Elections in an 11th-hour case brought by the Republican Party and Republican state legislators.

5 years ago

A secure mail ballot drop box outside Eastern State Penitentiary
Politics & Policy

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.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Republican Senate candidate Rik Mehta
Politics & Policy

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.

5 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)
Politics & Policy

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.

5 years ago

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
Politics & Policy

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.

5 years ago

A voter checks in with an election worker before casting her ballot
Politics & Policy

More training on the way for Philly’s first-time poll workers

With thousands of new poll workers signed up to help on Election Day, organizations are teaming up to offer them additional training.

5 years ago

Donald Trump, Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

Trump dominated Facebook in 2016. In 2020, Biden is outspending him in Pa.

The Biden campaign has a larger war chest and is outspending the incumbent in both digital and TV ads.

5 years ago

Bucks County Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (left) and Ivyland Borough Councilmember Christina Finello. (AP Photo and Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Labor support for Fitzpatrick gives Democrats tougher road to flip Bucks congressional seat

Of the competitive congressional races in Pa. this cycle, this is the only where the Republican has gotten more money from unions than the Democrat.

5 years ago

Listen 2:04
Pennsylvania voters Amanda Davis-Buie and Jamari Davis
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

From Philly to Erie, 12 Pa. voters talk about their crucial swing state vote

People across the state talk about their vote and how they’re being affected by the biggest issues of the year — including COVID-19, the economy and racial justice.

5 years ago

Listen 12:12
John Hansberry operates an extractor at Philadelphia's ballot counting center
Politics & Policy

How Philly-area election boards will count your mail ballot

Philly-area counties have invested millions of dollars into equipment and manpower to count an unprecedented number of mail ballots.

5 years ago

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