Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, key players in the 2024 elections, chose on Tuesday, April 23, in primaries the candidates who will represent the Democratic and Republican parties in November, in a calm atmosphere and without setbacks.
In Philadelphia, polling stations opened at 7:00 am for all citizens who wished to go to the polling booths to exercise their right in person, and not through a mail-in ballot.
The winners will face off on November 5.
Recently, Philadelphia City Commissioner Omar Sabir stated exclusively to El Sol Latino Newspaper that “greater voter participation translates into greater accountability and resource allocation, particularly for marginalized communities,” while inviting citizens to exercise their right not only in the past elections but also in the November general elections.
Election Task Force update: We've received a very small number of additional complaints since noon as voting continues smoothly across the city. Just four hours remain to vote, Philly! Remember that if you're in line by 8 PM, you MUST be allowed to cast your ballot.#PhillyVotes pic.twitter.com/p5xxC2ujmL
— Philadelphia DAO (@philadao) April 23, 2024
Regarding mail-in or absentee ballots, the Philadelphia Board of Elections received ballots until 8:00 pm on Election Day, and they could only be picked up or returned by the voter, with the only exception for citizens with an illness or physical disability who had the agent designation form.
You can read:Sabir Advocates Voter Engagement in Exclusive El Sol Latino Interview
Meanwhile, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office published during the election day, through the social network X, that “we have received a very small number of additional complaints since Wednesday while voting continues without problems throughout the city.”
In these elections, citizens voted for presidential candidates, with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump emerging as the favorites for the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively, to face each other in the November presidential elections, when the Commonwealth is expected to once again play a key role in the race for the White House.
Voters also selected candidates in the primary for State Attorney General, Auditor, Treasurer, Senate and National House of Representatives, Philadelphia delegate to the State Senate, and State General Assembly representative.
Pennsylvania, a key state in the elections
Pennsylvania, with its 19 electoral votes, was one of the three decisive states, along with Michigan and Wisconsin, that narrowly voted for Trump in 2016, after almost 30 years of voting for Democratic presidential candidates.
Biden regained these three states, which remain key electoral prizes for the November elections, four years later with a margin in Pennsylvania of around 80,000 votes out of more than 6.9 million cast.
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