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Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

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

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden makes a visit to Veteran's Memorial Park in New Castle, Del., last Monday. He made his second trip away from his home since the pandemic started on Sunday with a visit to a protest site in Wilmington, Del.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden leaves home to visit Delaware protest site

"We are a nation in pain, but we must not allow this pain to destroy us," Biden wrote. "We are a nation enraged, but we cannot allow our rage to consume us."

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

Mail-in ballot
Politics & Policy

Flood of mail-in ballots in Pa. spurs fight to change deadlines

“No one wants to be in the situation where the presidential race comes down to Pa. and there is a week or two delay on us in delivering a victor," said state Rep. Kevin Boyle.

5 years ago

Mail-in ballots
Politics & Policy

Mail-in voting could turn Election Day into Election Week

Delays caused by an increase in voting by mail may contribute to public doubts about the results.

5 years ago

Candidates for Pennsylvania Auditor General, clockwise from Top L: Nina Ahmad (D), Scott Conklin (D), Rosie Davis (D), Michael Lamb (D), Christina Hartman (D), Tracie Fountain (D), and Timothy DeFoor (R). (Courtesy of candidate campaigns)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Six Democrats, one Republican vie to succeed DePasquale as auditor general

The candidates for Pennsylvania auditor general suggest the office has a significant role in oversight of the state's coronavirus response.

5 years ago

Philadelphia students cut class Friday, May 3, 2019 to participate in a rally at Thomas Paine Plaza to protest inaction on climate change issues. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Can Joe Biden convince climate voters he is one of them?

Recently Biden named Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the authors of the Green New Deal, to co-chair a climate policy committee.

5 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Biden says Wolf’s reopening plan for Pa. is a model for the nation

Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, received Wolf’s official endorsement on Wednesday and joined the governor for a virtual campaign event.

5 years ago

A voter registration volunteer in Philadelphia in 2018. New registrations had surged going into 2020 but have dropped off dramatically as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. (Dominick Reuter/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Pandemic puts a crimp on voter registration, potentially altering electorate

Most places where Americans usually register to vote have been closed since March. It's led to a big drop in registrations right before an election expecting high turnout.

5 years ago

Ballot dropbox outside Philadelphia City Hall (Twitter / @phillyvotes)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Philly: Vote now by dropping your ballot into a special box at City Hall

Applications for mail-in voting are up 30x over the last presidential primary.

5 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden depart after placing a wreath at the Delaware Memorial Bridge Veterans Memorial Park, Monday, May 25, 2020, in New Castle, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Politics & Policy

Biden makes 1st in-person appearance in more than 2 months

Biden and his wife, Jill, laid a wreath of white flowers tied with a white bow, and bowed their heads in silence at the park. He saluted and said "Never forget."

5 years ago

Hillary Clinton embraces President Obama after his address to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in 2016. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

A tale of two (convention) cities fearing a second wave of COVID-19

At this point it is hard for convention planners to know whether the last two weeks in August would bring relative calm or a rerun of the outbreaks from March and April.

5 years ago

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