Politics
Students frustrated after over 200 misdelivered mail-in ballots sat in Penn’s mailrooms
Penn Dems estimated that over half of the mail-in ballots of students who registered to vote with on-campus addresses, but requested their ballots to be sent elsewhere, were misdelivered by the city.
Philadelphia reaches its highest number of registered voters in 35 years
Philadelphia's percentage of eligible voters is also the highest since 2004, because the city's population has fluctuated. According to a Billy Penn analysis of data from the Philadelphia Office of City Commissioners and the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 90% of all eligible residents are currently registered to vote.
Bernie Sanders campaigns for Biden near Pittsburgh, encouraging unity and appealing to workers
While Sanders acknowledged his differing policy stances compared to Biden, his overall approach was to unite voters within the Democratic party and throughout the country, appealing to moderates and conservatives to vote for Biden in efforts to oust Trump.
Election Guide 2020
The Penn community's indispensable guide on how to vote, who's running, and how students are getting involved.
Penn students flock to early voting, using mail-in ballots and city-run offices
In-person early voting began on Sept. 29 and will conclude on Oct. 27, coinciding with the last day to request a mail-in ballot.
From Locust tabling to organizing Floridians: Penn students grind in Biden's final stretch
As the campaign reaches its final stretch, politically active students are grinding nonstop to help the former vice president emerge victorious in key battleground states like Pennsylvania and Florida next week.
Students, profs, and politicians fear disenfranchisement of voters of color this election
For Penn-affiliated politics aficionados, President Donald Trump and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbate America's sordid history of voter disenfranchisement.
84% of surveyed Penn students plan to vote for Joe Biden
The survey, which ran from Oct. 12 to Oct. 20, garnered 582 responses from the Class of 2021 through the Class of 2024.
Penn faculty have donated about 100 times more money to Biden’s campaign than Trump’s
The DP analytics team analyzed more than 5,600 campaign donations by faculty members made between January 2019 and August 2020.
Amid a poll worker shortage, Penn students are stepping up to work on Election Day
Around Philadelphia, Penn students have expressed so much interest in working at the polls that the commonwealth has had to turn some volunteers away.
Who's who on the ballot for Philadelphia voters this year?
We summarize everything you need to know.
Looking to vote in Philadelphia? Here's how to cast your ballot.
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Trump campaign tapes Phila. voters depositing mail-in ballots in possible voter intimidation
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro responded that photographing or videotaping a citizen privately casting their vote could be illegal voter intimidation.
Joe Biden announces Bucks County, Pennsylvania campaign stop on Saturday
Both Biden and Trump have made a number of visits to Pennsylvania in recent weeks in an effort to secure the commonwealth’s 20 electoral votes.
Penn’s election experts claim media outlets will responsibly call the presidential race
Penn professor Rogers Smith and former presidents of the American Political Science Association argued in a recent op-ed that media networks will not be able to call the 2020 election fairly. But Penn's elections experts who work in the NBC News Decision Desk disagree, calling APSA's claim entirely misinformed.
In Philadelphia, Obama urges Penn community to ‘get to work’ and vote for Biden
The former president ended the day with a ticketed “drive-in rally” outside Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia, during which he particularly urged Black men, progressives, and other voters to participate in the election in efforts to oust Trump.
Penn says it can’t give Election Day off, but it’s unclear what state regulations prevent it
Penn cites state regulations for why it cannot change the Academic Calendar without explaining other unforeseen days — such as snow days, and a day off for the 2018 Eagles parade — the University has given off in the past.
Supreme Court rules Pa. can count mail-in ballots received three days after Election Day
The Supreme Count rules that Pennsylvania mail-in ballots received three days after Nov. 3 can be counted — a win for Pennsylvanian Democrats.
Photo Essay | Packed crowds, masks optional: Inside a Trump Pa. rally amid COVID-19
Thousands of supporters gathered in western Pennsylvania last week for Trump's second MAGA rally since his COVID-19 diagnosis. Here's a look inside "the Trump experience."