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Elections

A voter arrives at the Moorestown Township Fire Station to cast a ballot in the 2025 general election.
Politics & Policy

New Jersey Gov. Sherrill says a glitch in the Motor Vehicle Commission’s computer system improperly registered 6,600 noncitizens to vote 3 years ago

The governor said fewer than 400 people wound up casting ballots illegally, and that the vendor responsible for the error is being replaced.

3 months ago

A mail ballot for Philadelphia's May 20, 2025 primary election
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Judge grants partial victory in Philadelphia write-in votes lawsuit

Four Republican write-in candidates must be seated, but the fate of many others remains unclear.

3 months ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks from a prodium
Politics & Policy

Gov. Shapiro lends political capital to launch coordinated campaign to help elect Pennsylvania Democrats

State Democratic leaders announced the effort in the district of U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, one of four Republican-held seats they hope to flip in November.

3 months ago

Listen 1:13
The Supreme Court building.
Courts & Law

Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge

The outcome spares officials the headache of changing their ballot rules just a few months before the 2026 midterm congressional elections.

4 months ago

Alrededor de una cuarta parte de los votos en las elecciones de 2024
Courts & Law

“Cosas de ciencia ficción”: seres no humanos podrán seguir votando en una localidad costera de Delaware después de que un juez desestimara la impugnación de ACLU

Los legisladores estatales permitieron a Fenwick Island modificar su carta constitutiva en 2008 para autorizar el voto de corporaciones, fideicomisos y otras entidades.

4 months ago

The Supreme Court building is seen on Friday, June 28, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Studio 2
Courts & Law

Supreme Court decision time

The Supreme Court will soon hand down decisions on major cases like birthright citizenship, mail-in ballots, and transgender sports bans. What should we expect?

Air Date: June 22, 2026 1:00 pm

Listen 51:11
outside Legislative Hall
Community

Same-day voter registration bill fails in the Delaware House, other voting legislation advances

Several proposed constitutional amendments on voting are making their way through the Delaware General Assembly.

4 months ago

mail ballots being processed
Politics & Policy

Chester County names Michele DiCaprio as new voter services director, following 2025 election controversy

The West Chester resident was previously a senior U.S. diplomat in Mozambique.

4 months ago

Listen 0:42
Cindy Bass in council chambers
Politics & Policy

Ward election in Philly under protest after questionable voice vote

This week’s vote is being appealed to the Democratic City Committee after Councilmember Cindy Bass approved a voice vote in her own favor.

4 months ago

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a campaign event Friday, June 5, 2026, in Bar Harbor, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Should personal scandals matter at the ballot box?

How much do democrats really care about questions of character for potential political leaders? And in an era of hyper-polarization… has the calculus changed?

Air Date: June 8, 2026 1:00 pm

Listen 51:11
Adam Hamawy addresses supporters at watch party
Politics & Policy

Adam Hamawy won a wide-open Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. What were his keys to victory?

With no more county line ballot design in the Garden State, a super PAC played a crucial part in the outcome of the race.

4 months ago

Listen 0:56
A sign directs voters to a polling place for the New Jersey primary election in Cherry Hill Township, N.J., Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
Politics & Policy

New Jersey primary election 2026: Here’s who won and who lost, plus full results

Among other races: Democrats chose a nominee for the 7th Congressional District, which could decide control of the chamber.

4 months ago

Aerial view of Fenwick Island
Courts & Law

‘The stuff of science fiction’: Nonhumans can continue voting in Delaware beach town after judge tosses ACLU’s challenge

State lawmakers let Fenwick Island change its charter in 2008 to permit voting by corporations, trusts and other “artificial" entities.

4 months ago

Listen 1:45
Justin Murphy
Politics & Policy

Justin Murphy wins New Jersey’s Republican Senate primary. He’ll face Cory Booker in November

Murphy, an attorney, campaigned on tax cuts, spending reductions and boosting private sector growth.

4 months ago

Listen 0:38
Adam Hamawy is seen at a Democratic primary victory celebration
Politics & Policy

Army surgeon Adam Hamawy wins crowded New Jersey primary in 12th Congressional District

Hamawy bested 12 other primary candidates and will face Republican Greg Mele in November in the race to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman.

4 months ago

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