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Elections

Mail-in ballot
Politics & Policy

Mailed ballots can’t be discarded over signature, Pa. says

In Pa.'s June 2 primary election alone, when 1.5 million voted by mail, more than 26,000 of ballots were rejected, including for “signature-related errors."

6 years ago

(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Politics & Policy

What you need to know about the top races on Primary Day in Delaware

It's Primary Day in Delaware. Republicans and Democrats will head to the polls if they haven't already mailed in their votes.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden departs after voting early in Delaware’s state primary election at the New Castle County Board of Elections office in Wilmington, Del., Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Politics & Policy

Biden, flush with cash, boosts ad spending in battlegrounds

The aim is to get out his message of competent leadership, while pinning blame on Trump for a lost year, wracked by disease, unrest and economic hardship.

6 years ago

Jessica Scarane
Politics & Policy

Scarane burns up the phone lines, hoping to beat Del. veteran Coons

While Coons enjoys national spotlight, Scarane employs grassroots approach.

6 years ago

Listen 3:51
The first open meeting of the Philadelphia Board of Elections since June 22 took place in front of four members of the public, in the loading dock of the new voting machine warehouse at 3500 Scotts Lane in East Falls. (YouTube)
Politics & Policy

Philly election officials said a contract barred them from releasing transcripts. It didn’t.

Philadelphia’s City Commissioners haven’t been releasing transcriptions of their meetings, saying a contract with their stenographer prevents it. Turns out, it doesn’t.

6 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin
Politics & Policy

Whistleblower’s claims on Russian interference fits pattern

Trump’s resistance to embracing the gravity of Russian interference may leave the U.S. vulnerable ahead of an election that officials say is again being targeted by Russia.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers take record before voters under new election rules

With less than two months to go, homebound voters may soon find candidates at their doorstep.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
NPR
Politics & Policy

Twitter and Facebook flag Trump’s mail-in voting post for platform violations

The post encourages voters to go to their polling place in person to check that their mail-in ballot was counted, which election officials say is unnecessary.

6 years ago

Marijuana
Politics & Policy

N.J. voters weigh putting pot legalization in constitution

In addition to voting for president, U.S. Senate and House, New Jerseyans will also decide whether to amend the state constitution to permit those 21 and up to use marijuana.

6 years ago

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko go  for talks during Biden's visit  in Kiev, Ukraine,  Monday, Jan. 16, 2017.  (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Politics & Policy

Biden audio first shared by ‘Russian agent’ thrives online

The audio’s proliferation on social media shows how foreign operations aimed at influencing the U.S. election are still easily reaching Americans.

6 years ago

A closeup of Steven Mnuchin
Politics & Policy

Russian, Ukrainian lawmaker accused of election interference

The plot calls to mind the foreign influence in 2016 described by Robert Mueller, who charged Russian nationals with stirring up discord on divisive social issues.

6 years ago

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley (second from left) and others listen as President Trump speaks during a meeting with senior military leaders on Oct. 7, 2019. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump’s attacks put military In ‘presidential campaign minefield’

Eliot Cohen, a military expert at Johns Hopkins, could not recall such a character attack on top military leaders by a commander in chief.

6 years ago

Irene Huber joins others during a
NPR
Politics & Policy

Postal Service, under political spotlight, preps for surge in election mail

President Trump’s attacks on mail voting and changes by the postmaster general have undermined some confidence in the system — but experts say the USPS can handle the job.

6 years ago

In this July 7, 2020 photo a woman drops off a mail-in ballot at a drop box in Hackensack, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Voting rights and wrongs

Voting and our election process is under threat from political attacks and the confusion caused by the pandemic. We discuss ways to secure voting and a fair election.

Air Date: September 10, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:48
Chad Wolf
NPR
Politics & Policy

Whistleblower alleges DHS told him to stop reporting on Russia threat

The whistleblower says there were multiple meetings this summer about downplaying the domestic threat posed by white supremacists, and focusing more on militant leftists.

6 years ago

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