Jonathan Lai

Election Day in Philadelphia last week was fairly normal, even with thousands of new voting machines being used for the first time. Now the big test is in 2020.

Here’s what you need to know.

Pa.’s absentee ballot laws are so restrictive that just a small percentage of voters cast them, and an unplanned hospitalization can leave voters disenfranchised. Jefferson students hope to counter that.

Polling place changes can confuse and ultimately disenfranchise voters, the groups warned.

“On such a short deadline, there is a real risk that they don’t even get processed,” said Philly’s elections chief.

To get a sense of how that money is distributed, The Inquirer broke down large-dollar donations by state to get a sense of regional strength and, in some cases, geographic fund-raising strategy.

But the campaign is still spending money faster than it can bring it in.

Biden’s strategy, focused on using high-dollar fund-raisers to rake in money from donors who can cut big checks, has continued to pay off in Pennsylvania. But it's also starting to show its limitations.

Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican lawmakers agreed to fund voting machines, expand ballot access, and remove straight-party voting.

About two out of three voters say political maps should be drawn by independent commission.