On July 9, the Third Circuit ruled 2-1 that the Constitution, Green, and Libertarian Parties do have standing to challenge the unique Pennsylvania system that puts petitioning groups at risk of tens of thousands of dollars if they submit a petition that is later held to lack enough valid signatures. Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v […]
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Voter ID in Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth Court permanently enjoined the in-person photo identification requirements on April 28, 2014. Accordingly, the photo ID requirements are not in effect for the May 20 primary. Therefore, pollworkers may not ask every voter for identification, photo or otherwise, except the previous rules that required poll workers to ask first time voters in the […]
Attention Chester County Voters – Poll Workers needed!
Chester County Voter Services desperately need your help in staffing their various Precinct Election Boards. Please call 610.344.6410 if you wish to work on Election Day May 20th. Thank you! Here is a list of the vacancies: 244 East Goshen 2 Majority 260 West Goshen N-2 Minority 275 West Goshen S-1 Minority 285 West Goshen […]
Note to Residents in the new 74th District of the PA House
As a result of the 2010 Census, Districts throughout the US have been revised. In Pennsylvania and Chester County, the redistricting became effective January 2014. Chester County gains a brand new District, the 74th and loses two old Districts, the 36th and 168th. If you are in the new 74th PA House District, your current […]
Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program comes to Pennsylvania
Developed by the Pew Charitable Trusts and IBM, ERIC uses several databases to compare voters across state lines. The system compares voter list data with Department of Motor Vehicle records, Social Security Administration records, the Postal Service’s national change of address registry and other databases to match voters across state lines; if the system concludes […]