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Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

Amanda Cappelletti (Courtesy via campaign Facebook)
Politics & Policy

Pa. state Sen. Daylin Leach, criticized for treatment of women, loses primary

Totals on the Pennsylvania Department of State election site indicated Amanda Cappelletti was leading Leach by about 62-38%

5 years ago

(Courtesy of Dasha Pruett)
Politics & Policy

Delco GOP primary not finalized, but Trump ally poised to win

Days after the state’s unprecedented primary election, a Trump-aligned Republican candidate in the 5th Congressional District race is cautiously optimistic she has won.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania counties experienced a substantial uptick in provisional ballots during the 2020 primary, an unintended consequence of the vote-by-mail surge and deadlines for mailed ballots applications and return. Election directors are concerned about implications for November's higher turnout presidential primary, given the extra time provisionals take at the polls and while counting. (Submitted by Bradford County Office of Elections)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Provisional ballots adding to delay in Pennsylvania primary results

More voters cast provisional ballots Tuesday because they hadn't received their mailed ballot or feared it wouldn't make the return deadline.

5 years ago

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

Pennsylvania 2020 primary: An unprecedented election, with still-incomplete results

Mail-in ballots were so popular in Pennsylvania that it could take up to a week until all races are called.

5 years ago

Odell Griffin places his mail-in ballot in a box outside City Hall.
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Early Philly ballot questions: Dept. of Labor and relaxed campaign laws likely

Final results might not be available for a week, but these measures rarely fail.

5 years ago

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

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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

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