Whatever else you do Tuesday, get out and vote!
Tuesday, Nov. 6 is Election Day. Polls in Pennsylvania are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. While the weather forecasts are less than ideal — possible thundershowers – there should be no major concerns to keep people from voting.
No matter what your personal view of the current political environment, you owe it to our future to cast your ballot.
For too many years, we heard “they’re both the...
Editorial: No excuse not to vote this Tuesday
This coming Tuesday, you may note some schools are closed and some local, state and federal offices are closed.
There’s a heck of a good reason: it’s Election Day.
But it’s an Election Day too many people sit out — for too many reasons, most of which really don’t hold water.
Tuesday’s elections will shape your local municipal government, your local board of education and county government,...
Let’s Vote Chester County! Polls open at 7 a.m.
So, finally it comes down to this: casting your vote in a number of elections ranging from U.S. President to who represents you in the state legislature.
No more attack ads, no more mailers — just a trip to the polls to decide who wins and loses. Polls in Pennsylvania will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. If you are unsure of your registration status or where to vote, VotesPA.com has complete...
Know your voting rights on Election Day
Don’t let anyone keep you from exercising your franchise
By Nathaniel Smith, Columnist, The Times
Democracy depends on public confidence in the results of elections. In 2000, even though the VP Al Gore accepted the US Supreme Court’s 5 to 4 order to discontinue the recount of Florida votes, many of his followers ever after referred to George W. Bush as the president elected by five...
Op/Ed: Know your voting rights
By Pedro A. Cortés, Secretary of State, Pennsylvania
Pedro A. Cortés
It is hard to escape the fact that the November 8 general election is quickly approaching.
At the Pennsylvania Department of State, we have a deep commitment to ensuring a fair, secure and smooth electoral process. Voting is one of our most fundamental rights as citizens. As Pennsylvania’s Chief Election Officer, it is my...
Letter: Reminder no need for photo ID on election day
To The Editor,
In 2014 the courts ruled that the Pennsylvania Voter ID law violated our state constitution. So you can imagine why I was shocked when earlier this month, as I entered the Chester County Assistance Office on behalf of a family in need, I saw three inaccurate and misleading posters stating that Pennsylvania’s Voter ID law was in litigation and that you could be required to show...
Just do it: vote
Tomorrow is Election Day.
That should matter to you — but alarmingly, for a lot of you, maybe even a majority of the people reading this, it doesn’t.
Consider these horrifying numbers: only about 75% of eligible voters are actually registered to vote. Of those, it is expected that only about 45% of those will cast ballots tomorrow in Pennsylvania. That means roughly one third of those eligible...
