Elections
Mailing your ballot in Philly? Follow the flowers
A get out the vote campaign dresses up postal boxes in Philadelphia with large-scale flower arrangements.
4 years ago
Listen 1:41‘Fuel the Vote’: Philly restaurants team up to feed voters at satellite election offices
Chef Michael Solomonov and Stephen Starr are among the Philly restaurateurs working together to feed voters at the city’s satellite election offices on Thursday.
4 years ago
‘I’m not included here’: People with disabilities face barriers to voting in Philly and beyond
If as many people with disabilities turned out to vote as those without, then the 2018 midterm election would’ve recorded a whopping 2.35 million more votes.
4 years ago
Postal Service agrees to reverse service changes
The postal service agreed to reverse all changes, which included reduced retail hours, and removal of collection boxes and mail sorting machines.
4 years ago
Accidental email told Montco voters their ballots were in the mail when they weren’t
County and state officials say an accidental email told voters ballots were on their way weeks too early.
4 years ago
Will my ballot get counted? How the Supreme Court decision impacts voting in Pa.
A pair of GOP court challenges have had Pa. voters wondering whether their mail ballots will be counted. Here’s what you need to know.
4 years ago
Election update: Senate races to watch
Will the GOP hold on to their majority in the US senate? A few months ago it looked like they would while today those results are less certain.
4 years ago
Listen 17:00Election update: voter suppression
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Listen 32:00The circular journey of one uncounted 2020 Pennsylvania mail ballot
Apparently it was dropped into the postal sorter backwards?
4 years ago
Election update: voter suppression, and Senate races to watch
Marty talks with Mother Jone's Ari Berman about the ways access to voting is being suppressed, then we hear about the pivotal Senate races.
Air Date: October 14, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Carney’s GOP challenger says Delaware COVID-19 shutdown based on fear
Republican Julianne Murray said Delaware needs to step back from coronavirus fear in her challenge to incumbent Gov. John Carney.
4 years ago
Listen 2:16Ballot applications from outside groups confuse some voters as deadline looms
While some of those groups have checked with the state to ensure accuracy of their mail-in applications, others have not, and it is not required that they do so.
4 years ago
‘Do not wait’: Philly urges residents to take the census as Supreme Court stops the count
Philly’s census organizers are urging residents to take the census now before the online portal is turned off following Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling.
4 years ago
Amy Coney Barrett faces Democrats’ tough questions
She declined to say whether she would recuse herself from any election-related cases involving President Donald Trump.
4 years ago
Election Day off work? Not at most big Philly companies
Some employers are closing early, offering extra PTO hours, or banning meetings on Nov. 3.
4 years ago