Election 2024

ABOVE PHOTO: Shown is the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania chamber at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Primary elections are scheduled for May 16, 2023 for Democratic and Republican voters to determine their parties nominees in the general election for offices including the state Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) By Marc…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Garrett Dietz, foreground, Philadelphia supervisor of elections, reports the election results to Philadelphia City Commissioner, Lisa Deeley, left, and Deputy Commissioner Nick Custodio, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia election commission applied weeks ago for the gray check mark — Twitter’s new symbol to help users…

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There are a number of critical state and federal offices at stake in this year’s primary election. Locally, voters will choose Philadelphia’s next mayor, city controller, register of wills, sheriff, city commissioners, and City Council members. The City Council race includes five At-Large seats vacated by members who resigned to run for mayor. With 29…

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By Amy V. Simmons One thing this primary election season has taught us is that Philadelphia is facing a number of crises that require immediate attention. For the past few months, the mayoral candidates have elaborated extensively on their approaches to crime, education, and employment opportunities in several town hall-style forums, through ads on streaming…

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On Tuesday, Philadelphians have a lot of decisions to make in the Pennsylvania primary. Here’s what they’re going to be looking at. By Denise Clay-Murray If we’re honest with ourselves, the 2023 Pennsylvania primary, at least in Philadelphia, started sometime in November 2022. That’s when the first group of City Council members started to resign…

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ABOVE PHOTO: In this Sept. 9, 2020 file photo, a sign is displayed near a homeless encampment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) By Amy V. Simmons The intersection between the need for adequate, affordable housing and the political will to effectively address that need has been at the forefront…

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As Election Day looms, a significant portion of Philadelphia’s voters are still trying to figure out who they want to replace Mayor Jim Kenney. By Denise Clay-Murray Under normal circumstances, Emma Tramble is the go-to person in her neighborhood when it comes to Election Day. Tramble describes herself as a “strategic voter.” Every election cycle,…

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By Khysir Carter Kensington Voice This story, originally published on April 25, is part of the Kensington Voice’s “Hey, City Hall! It’s us, Kensington” series and has been included in Lenfest’s “Every Voice, Every Voice” series. Approaching the primary election on May 16, high schools in Kensington are preparing their students to show up and…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Election workers perform a recount of ballots from the recent Pennsylvania primary election at the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse in Pittsburgh on June 1, 2022. Elections officials in a central Pennsylvania county were scrambling Monday, April 17, 2023, to fix an error on more than 18,000 mail-in ballots for the spring primary,…

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By Katie Finkle  PGN Note: This story originally appeared in Philadelphia Gay News on March 30, 2023 In a city as liberal and LGBTQ-friendly as Philadelphia, the choice in mayoral elections usually revolves not around Democrat versus Republican, but around which Democratic candidate best meets the specific needs of voters and communities. For LGBTQ Philadelphians,…

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