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Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

Voters line up at Philadelphia City Hall to drop off their mail ballots
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Get in line by 5 PM: Philly expands satellite election office hours for ballot request deadline

Tuesday is the last day to apply to vote by mail, but voting centers will remain open through Nov. 3.

5 years ago

A voter fills out his ballot during early voting
NPR
Politics & Policy

If there’s no election night winner, don’t panic

This year, election projections and unofficial tabulations from the states themselves may take a little longer. That doesn't necessarily mean there's an issue.

5 years ago

Empty room ready for voting booths for Election Day
NPR
Politics & Policy

How police, National Guard and the military are preparing for Election Day tensions

Uniformed police are generally not allowed around polling places, and the Pentagon doesn't want to get involved. Still, they're getting ready if things get out of control.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One
Politics & Policy
NBC10

Trump visits Lehigh Valley in battleground blitz

President Donald Trump is holding three campaign rallies in Pennsylvania Monday as he focuses on overcoming polling in the Keystone State to defeat Joe Biden.

5 years ago

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks at a drive-in rally
NPR
Politics & Policy

5 things to watch in the final week of the 2020 presidential campaign

The home stretch of a presidential campaign is anxiety-producing. But there are clues for how the race might be going, from where the candidates travel to early vote totals.

5 years ago

(Soumil Kumar/Pexels)
Politics & Policy

National Guard cybersquad to help secure Delaware election

Digital warriors from the National Guard will assist the state’s IT department in fending off possible online attacks through Election Day.

5 years ago

Voters come out in large numbers the moment the polls open at 7:00 A.M. (Bastiaan Slabbers for NewsWorks)
Politics & Policy

What Pa. pollsters got wrong in 2016, and why 2020 might be different

They say polls of Pa. voters in 2016 were hurt by late-breaking news and a higher number of undecided voters. This time more voters have made up their minds.

5 years ago

Listen 1:36
A vendor makes change for a marijuana customer at a cannabis marketplace
Politics & Policy

Election could stoke US marijuana market, sway Congress

It could be a landmark election year for the legal marijuana industry. Voters in four states could approve broad legal marijuana sales, as the push for legalization continues.

5 years ago

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

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