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Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

Nikil Saval (Max Marin/Billy Penn) and Larry Farnese (district office)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

AP names Nikil Saval winner over Pa. Sen. Farnese, but no concessions yet

The Associated Press is calling the race for the Democratic challenger, but mail-in ballots have yet to be released.

5 years ago

Voting sticker
Politics & Policy

2020 Pennsylvania primary election results

The polls have closed in Pennsylvania. Check here for live updates on election results.

5 years ago

Voters wait in line outside a polling place in Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Election fraud complaints in Philly ‘lowest by a mile’ despite chaotic primary

The Philly DA’s office has fielded less than a third the usual number of complaints.

5 years ago

Poll worker Chuck Kellander interacts with voters through a plexiglass screen at Belmont Hill Elementary School in Bensalem, Bucks County. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Polls close in unprecedented Pa. primary

The primary was delayed because of COVID-19 and many voters chose to cast a ballot by mail instead.

5 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Biden calls for police reforms, says protests are a ‘wake-up call’

In his first public appearance outside of Delaware in months, Biden said he would “seek to heal the racial wounds” in a speech from Philadelphia’s City Hall.

5 years ago

Odell Griffin places his mail-in ballot in a box outside City Hall.
Community

On unprecedented Pa. primary day, high turnout in West Philly, too-big ballots in Bucks

Amid widespread protests, looting and a global pandemic that has triggered an economic shockwave — voters will cast ballots in the Pennsylvania primary.

5 years ago

Marty Goetz, left, unpacks a bottle of alcohol from the COVID-19 prep kit as they start to set up their polling place Monday, June 1, 2020, for the voting for Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary in Jackson Township near Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Politics & Policy

Amid unrest, curfews and a global pandemic, Pennsylvania prepares to vote

Pennsylvania officials promise unrest and COVID-19 won’t prevent people from casting a ballot in Tuesday’s primary.

5 years ago

Listen 1:48
Polling place
Politics & Policy

The vote goes on in Philly: Polling places in uncertain times

Voters going to the polls in the city should be mindful of disruptions caused by both widespread unrest and pandemic distancing.

5 years ago

Danya Henninger / Billy Penn
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Yes, you can drop off your mail-in ballot on Election Day in Philly

Plus, the deadline was just extended a full week — so if you want to use the postal service, you have until June 9.

5 years ago

Republican congressman Brian Fitzpatrick of Pa.’s 1st District. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

In Bucks, U.S. Rep. Fitzpatrick getting challenged from the right and left

Both parties in Pa.’s 1st Congressional District are deciding between a moderate candidate, as they have before, or choosing a more partisan path.

5 years ago

A sign outside a polling location in Philadelphia in 2016.
Politics & Policy

Philly DA: Curfew doesn’t apply to voters heading to polls on Election Day

You won’t be turned away for not wearing a mask — but it’s strongly encouraged.

5 years ago

A group of volunteers in South Philly's 48th Ward went door to door to encourage residents to apply for mail-in ballots COURTESY ANTON MOORE
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Why aren’t Philly’s low-income communities of color voting by mail? Same reasons as usual, organizers say

The disparity in ballot applications follows familiar lines.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania State Sen. Daylin Leach
Politics & Policy

Primary becomes referendum on Daylin Leach’s behavior, harassment allegations

The key question for voters in the 17th Senate district primary isn’t about policy. It’s whether incumbent Daylin Leach’s past behavior is disqualifying.

5 years ago

File photo: Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon
Politics & Policy

‘Herculean task’ ahead for GOP challengers in Delco congressional race

The pandemic has scrapped the playbook for primary campaigning in a congressional district that made waves in 2018 after the redistricting decision.

5 years ago

Listen 1:37
The Democracy Live home page is displayed on an Apple laptop computer. The company is administering a ballot return system for disabled voters in West Virginia, Delaware, and potentially New Jersey. (Courtesy of Democracy Live)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Judge orders Pa. to launch new method for visually impaired voters for next week’s primary

This approach would require the use of assistive technology, such as screen readers or the ability to update refreshable braille displays.

5 years ago

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