Politics
Supreme Court allows extended mail-in ballot deadline in Pennsylvania
If the vote totals on Nov. 3 in Pennsylvania are close enough that ballots received after Election Day could impact the state’s results, legal challenges over the ballots could prolong final election results.
Over 7,000 people petition Penn to give its 41,000 employees time off on Election Day
Penn's employee count is just 3,000 fewer than the 44,000-vote margin of victory that decided Pennsylvania in the 2016 presidential election.
Tiffany Trump's 2016 thesis analyzed racial injustices in America's criminal justice system
Her thesis, titled “Incarceration in the U.S. and The International Bill of Human Rights," has progressive themes that sharply contrast with her the political rhetoric of her father, 1968 Wharton graduate and current president Donald Trump.
Hundreds march through West Philadelphia protesting police killing of Walter Wallace Jr.
At least 500 protesters, including Penn students, gathered at the corner of Locust and 61st streets on Saturday evening to protest the Philadelphia police killing of Walter Wallace Jr.
Trump will hold three rallies in Pennsylvania on Saturday, including one in Bucks County
These visits come after the president made three stops in Lehigh County, Lancaster County, and Blair County on Monday.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules ballots can’t be tossed over mismatched signatures
The Oct. 23 decision marks a defeat for Trump’s reelection campaign and other Republicans, who challenged Pennsylvania officials alleging that matching signatures on ballots to those on voter rolls were necessary in preventing fraud.
PWH fellow, impeachment witness Alexander Vindman fears Trump will target him if reelected
Vindman confirmed he cast his ballot for former Vice President Joe Biden.
CAPS offers advice on coping with election-related stress and anxiety
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with CAPS staff about what students can do in the coming weeks to reduce stress and anxiety related to the election, namely to stay in the present, check in with friends, and get off the computer.
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.