Topic: 2020 Primary

Eric Kapenstein
The Deputy City Commissioner helping to oversee election integrity and efficacy cut his teeth in 2020 — and is ready to bring that fairness and accuracy to our next big election
By Lauren McCutcheon
Winners and Losers from the 2020 Primary
With the votes finally counted, Philly 3.0’s engagement director lays out what we learned from this month’s election.
By Jon Geeting
How To Speed Up The Vote Count
It’s taken nearly two weeks to count ballots from the June 2 primary. Philly 3.0’s engagement director with ways to avoid democracy-threatening delays for the general election
By Jon Geeting
Is Now The Time to Go Softer On Public Corruption?
A ballot question amends the charter’s ban on political activity. Is there evidence that, left to their own devices, our political players will make good government choices?
By Larry Platt
We Must Save the Election
WURD’s midday host warns that coronavirus-inspired primary delays could lead to voter suppression and a win for Trump in November—unless we take action now
By Charles D. Ellison
Can Vote-by-Mail Save the Election?
The coronavirus is likely to upend the April 28 primary. That's why Philly 3.0’s engagement director doubles down on his call for mail-in voting
By Jon Geeting
Protect the vote during the coronavirus pandemic
With the April 28 primary approaching in the midst of calls for social isolation, Philly 3.0’s engagement director urges the state to send every voter a mail-in ballot
By Jon Geeting
Map the Vote
At least 40,000 eligible Philadelphians are not even registered to vote. You can help change that with a new app
By Katherine Rapin
The Easiest Way To Vote
For the first time this year, you can cast your ballot for 50 days straight at City Hall—or maybe, Philly 3.0’s engagement director notes, in a neighborhood near you. Here’s how to take advantage.
By Jon Geeting
Will Philly votes swing the state?
Philadelphia contains 20 percent of the state’s voters. An urban demographer charts what that means for the Presidential primary on April 28
By Jonathan Tannen