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Elections

Howard University law students, from left, Chanel Sherrod, Domonique Dille and Temitope Aladetimi brought handmade signs to a protest near the White House last Saturday.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Young activists pour energy into protests, but what about the election?

Research suggests protest energy could boost youth voter turnout: Young people aligned with the Parkland gun control movement were 21% more likely to vote in 2018.

6 years ago

Nina Ahmad declared victory as the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania auditor general nine days after the state's June 2 primary. (Matt Rourke/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

This November, election night could stretch into election week or month

Mail ballots take longer to process than in-person votes. Experts say problems arise when voters don't understand that.

6 years ago

185th Pa. House District candidate Regina Young; current state Rep. Maria Donatucci YOUNG CAMPAIGN; DONATUCCI LEGISLATIVE WEBSITE
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

With less than $10,000, Philly candidate scoops PA House seat from Democratic dynasty

With no Republican challenger in November, Regina Young appears on her way to Harrisburg.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

Biden releases plan to reopen US economy amid coronavirus

Biden pitches COVID-19 reopening plan in Philly — saying Trump’s strategy leaves workers and small businesses in the lurch.

6 years ago

(Billy Penn illustration)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Voter registration in Philly was higher than 2016 — until the pandemic hit

Democrat signups outnumbered Republicans, but not as much as past years.

6 years ago

A stack of ballots that arrived at the Berks County Office of Election Services June 4, two days after the deadline. Many thousands of ballots were late statewide, even in the seven jurisdictions covered by deadline extension orders. (Emily Previti/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Bill requiring detailed report on presidential primary heads to governor’s desk

Democrats and non-legislative stakeholders say officials need to start working on election code changes in earnest before the document is due.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania State Sen. Daylin Leach
Politics & Policy

After primary defeat, Pa. Sen. Daylin Leach may take his caucus leader to court

For the past year, the Montco senator has clashed with Jay Costa, his party leader, over sexual harassment allegations. Now, Leach might sue Costa.

6 years ago

Voting stickers
Politics & Policy

Some counting continues, a week after Pennsylvania’s primary

The state says turnout was roughly 2.8 million voters, or 35%, with slightly more than half of all votes coming by mail.

6 years ago

Frank Rizzo statue removed
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup: 06/08/2020

On this week's Regional Roundup: Pennsylvania primary election, the Frank Rizzo statue, Philly sports update.

Air Date: June 8, 2020

Listen 48:58
Amanda Cappelletti (Courtesy via campaign Facebook)
Politics & Policy

Pa. state Sen. Daylin Leach, criticized for treatment of women, loses primary

Totals on the Pennsylvania Department of State election site indicated Amanda Cappelletti was leading Leach by about 62-38%

6 years ago

(Courtesy of Dasha Pruett)
Politics & Policy

Delco GOP primary not finalized, but Trump ally poised to win

Days after the state’s unprecedented primary election, a Trump-aligned Republican candidate in the 5th Congressional District race is cautiously optimistic she has won.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

Biden calls Trump ‘completely oblivious’ in touting jobs report

Biden says any president who doesn’t take responsibility for massive job losses deserves no credit when a fraction of those jobs return.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania counties experienced a substantial uptick in provisional ballots during the 2020 primary, an unintended consequence of the vote-by-mail surge and deadlines for mailed ballots applications and return. Election directors are concerned about implications for November's higher turnout presidential primary, given the extra time provisionals take at the polls and while counting. (Submitted by Bradford County Office of Elections)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Provisional ballots adding to delay in Pennsylvania primary results

More voters cast provisional ballots Tuesday because they hadn't received their mailed ballot or feared it wouldn't make the return deadline.

6 years ago

Voters wait in line outside a polling place in Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania 2020 primary: An unprecedented election, with still-incomplete results

Mail-in ballots were so popular in Pennsylvania that it could take up to a week until all races are called.

6 years ago

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

Early Philly ballot questions: Dept. of Labor and relaxed campaign laws likely

Final results might not be available for a week, but these measures rarely fail.

6 years ago

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