Jonathan Lai

A Democratic state representative from Philly had challenged the state’s ban, but the Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to uphold it.

“Just because our state may not have the best system does not mean we have an unconstitutional system,” a judge said.

“You have a core group of people who are active, who volunteer, who do the work. And that probably has pretty much stayed the same. It doesn’t appear that a large number of more people are doing these kinds of things.”

“There’s no reason to rush anything for a sheriff’s sale in June when there’s another one coming up in July and another one in August.”

Changing neighborhoods mean changing residents, and in West Philly there were clear differences between areas that voted for the longtime incumbent and ones that supported her ultimately successful challenger.

Some voters were concerned about Montgomery County’s new paper ballots when they voted Tuesday. Here’s how elections officials are responding.

Turnout was around 23 percent in Tuesday’s election — better than some elections, worse than others.

Mayor Jim Kenney cruised to reelection over his primary rivals, while the 3rd District race for City Council and row offices featured upsets.

Lisa Deeley and Omar Sabir appear to have won the Philadelphia City Commissioners race, a win for the Democratic party establishment.

Poll workers run election days, but Philly — like the rest of the country — is running short. Experts say that could have long-term consequences for voter participation.