
Elections
This week: What is Marcys Law, the ballot question in question, the races to look at in Tuesday's Philadelphia elections, and a new biography of Harriet Tubman.
Air Date: November 4, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:45Voting machines 2019: What to expect when you go to the polls Tuesday
Philadelphia, Chester and Montgomery Counties will have new voting machines on Election Day, while some other counties will be using older technology.
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Voting reform bill heads to governor’s desk; critics say the state’s ramming through changes
Counties would get back 60 percent of election system upgrade costs under SB421.
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$250k in outside money to help Working Families Party gain seats on Philly City Council
The spend is basically unprecedented for a third-party candidate in Philadelphia.
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Pa. lawmakers, county officials raise concerns about implementing election reforms
State lawmakers are on track to send a voting reform bill to Gov. Tom Wolf after negotiations over election security funding provisions went late Monday.
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It’s not just elected officials you’ll get to vote on come Nov. 5.
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Procrastinator’s Guide to the 2019 general election in Philly
A cheat sheet for being informed on Election Day.
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Dog video becomes latest flash point in heated N.J. Assembly race
The issue in a key battleground district is not who let the dog out, but who didn’t let him in.
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Listen 1:37Candidates for Delco Council debate again, making their case to senior voters
In the second of three debates, Democratic and Republican candidates sparred in front of residents of Maris Grove, a retirement community.
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We discuss Ambassador William Taylor's testimony to House lawmakers about the Ukraine scandal.
Air Date: October 24, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Automatic straight-ticket voting divides Democrats in statehouse election reform talks
Legislation that would abolish straight-ticket voting was amended Tuesday to add reforms long sought by critics of Pennsylvania’s election laws.
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Delaware County could be controlled by Democrats for the first time in history. Why the political shift from red to blue began long before President Trump.
Air Date: October 23, 2019
Listen 12:03‘Libraries saved my life’: Third-party candidates dominate City Council forum in North Philly
None of the five Democratic nominees and only two of the five Republicans showed up.
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Former State Department official, Richard Stengel discusses his new book, "Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do About It."
Air Date: October 18, 2019 12:00 am
Listen 49:46New voting systems about to launch in more than half of Pennsylvania counties
The vast majority of Pa. voters will fill out ballots by hand Nov. 5. In the past, direct-recording electronic machines dominated.
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