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Elections

Mail-in ballot
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. legislature’s delays could result in chaos for election officials and voters in November

“If they get too far into the weeds or attempt to drop in other fixes now, my fear is nothing will get done.”

6 years ago

Residents meet in South Camden on August 6 to compile petitions they've circulated and plan strategy in an effort to return nonpartisan voting to the city. (Photo by April Saul for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Petition drive would bring back nonpartisan elections to Camden

Activists say having a primary in a city mostly full of Democrats and independents doesn’t make sense. The primary turns into the main election.

6 years ago

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

How to vote by mail in Philadelphia — and make sure your ballot counts

Can the USPS handle the onslaught? Here’s everything you need to know.

6 years ago

After she contracted COVID-19, Linda Harrison, right, was able to cast an emergency ballot in Texas' primary with the help of an intern and a doctor's note. Her husband, Vernon Webb, was also sick and wasn't able to vote.
NPR
Politics & Policy

‘It’s ridiculous’: States struggle to accommodate COVID-19 positive voters

While COVID-19 positive voters may pose specific challenges to localities in some states, they are just the tip of the iceberg.

6 years ago

Letter carriers load mail trucks for deliveries at a U.S. Postal Service facility
Politics & Policy

Postal Service emerges as flash point heading into election

The success of the 2020 presidential election could hinge on a most unlikely government agency, the U.S. Postal Service. The current signs aren't promising.

6 years ago

Geraldine Ferraro joined Democrat Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign when he was trailing President Reagan badly in the polls. (Sonia Moskowitz/Images/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

In 2020, a female running mate won’t be a ‘Hail Mary’

There are many contrasts between Biden's impending pick and past elections when women were VP candidates. One that's easy to overlook: Biden is ahead in the polls.

6 years ago

Alister Martin, an emergency room doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital, poses outside the hospital, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in Boston. Martin founded the organization
Politics & Policy

Doctors, hospitals launch voter registration efforts

Amid the dual public health crises of COVID-19 and racism, some in the medical community are prescribing a somewhat nontraditional remedy: voting.

6 years ago

Attorney General William Barr appears before the House Judiciary Committee on July 28. (Matt McClain/Pool/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Democrats worry attorney general has an ‘October surprise’ in the making

This time around, Democrats said they're suspicious of Barr. They said he misrepresented findings of an earlier investigation, by Robert Mueller, to benefit Trump.

6 years ago

Vote-by-mail ballots are shown in sorting trays
Politics & Policy

Vote-by-mail worries: A ‘leaky pipeline’ in many states

Brace yourself for what’s expected to be the first U.S. presidential election conducted mostly by mail. It’s likely to be a wild ride.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Whirlpool Corporation facility in Clyde, Ohio, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Politics & Policy

Playing electoral defense, Trump claims Biden opposes God

Even for a president known for his blunt criticism, Trump's remarks stood out and they signaled how contentious the campaign may get over the coming months.

6 years ago

Members of the American Postal Workers union local 89 protest in Old City on June 22, 2020, demanding the postal service be fully funded. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia’s big mail problem

Some people in Philadelphia haven’t had their mail delivered in three weeks. What's going on — and what could it mean for mail-in ballots in November?

Air Date: August 6, 2020

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A statue of Octavius Catto at it's unveilling - statue facing front with arms spread open and back, people in the foreground in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

55 years after the Voting Rights Act, there’s still work to do

The fight for the Black vote has never been more important.

6 years ago

Election worker Khalid Battle reads a book as he waits for voters to cast their ballots in Pennsylvania primary election at Memorial Gospel Crusades Church in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

The partisan conflict behind a quest to purge up to 800,000 voters from Pa.’s rolls

Judicial Watch is suing Pa. and three suburban counties to more aggressively purge “inactive” voters. Opponents say that could lead to disenfranchisement.

6 years ago

Listen 2:03
Voters wait in line outside a polling place in Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Review of Pa. primary prompts elections agency to seek changes

The review of the primary argues the Legislature should permit ballots to be counted as long as they arrive in county election offices by the Friday after the election.

6 years ago

Charisse Davis
Politics & Policy

‘If not now, when?’: Black women seize political spotlight

Black women have long been the Democratic Party’s most reliable and loyal voters. Now, they are mobilized and demanding an overdue return on their investment.

6 years ago

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