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Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

(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

Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke fills out his ballot at the opening of a satellite election office at Temple University’s Liacouras Center, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Politics & Policy

Pa. prosecutors release guidance outlining polling place rules, warn against intimidation schemes

Secretary of State Boockvar and Attorney General Shapiro have repeatedly said there are multiple layers of security to ensure voter safety as well as a fair, free election.

5 years ago

A voter drops a ballot in the box at the Julia De Burgos satellite election office. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Kept from the polls: Some residents at Philly long-term care facilities struggle to cast a vote

Nursing homes must weigh coronavirus safety concerns with individuals’ voting rights.

5 years ago

A worker processes mail-in ballots
Politics & Policy

Trump campaign tapes voters at Philly drop boxes, threatens lawsuit

The campaign acknowledged the taping in a letter from a lawyer that complained it had caught voters on video illegally depositing multiple ballots.

5 years ago

President Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden met for the last presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. For the most part, it was a civil night. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump and Biden had a real debate, and 4 other takeaways

The debate showed candidates far apart on issues like health care, climate change and criminal justice. Trump focused on corruption, but the pandemic remains a big issue.

5 years ago


President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.  (Jim Bourg/Pool photo via AP)
Politics & Policy

Trump, Biden name-drop Pennsylvania in final presidential debate

The commonwealth was among the most talked-about states during the roughly 95-minute debate.

5 years ago

Voters receive a sticker after voting at one of Philadelphia’s satellite election offices
Politics & Policy

WHYY candidate guide for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware

Here are thumbnails of the candidates in key races around the Philadelphia region.

5 years ago

(Margo Reed/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

How Amy Coney Barrett could be key to new lawsuit to block Pa.’s mail-in ballot extension

A new federal lawsuit seeks to block Pennsylvania officials from counting mail-in and absentee ballots received within three days after Election Day.

5 years ago

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