Among other things, county poll workers help check in voters and set them up with ballots; deliver returns to county election officials at the conclusion of voting; and help ensure fair, accurate and legal elections.
The League of Women Voters of Bucks County and the NAACP Bucks County have joined with Bucks County Community College to host a nonpartisan forum on education for the 20 candidates currently running for 10 state House seats in the county.
Lower Saucon Township Council members Priscilla deLeon (president), Laura Ray (vice president) and Victoria Opthof-Cordaro have endorsed state Rep. Robert Freeman (D-136) in the upcoming April 23 primary election.
The county's new Live Results dashboard will be available to members of the public on the Elections Division website and will list unofficial results in real time starting at 8 p.m. on Election Day.
County residents who are eligible can vote in person at the Northampton County Government Center, located at 669 Washington Street in Easton, at various times through April 16.
In addition to being the deadline to register to vote in the April 23 primary election, April 8 is also the deadline to update or change voter registration information.
Pennsylvania state Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-18) this week introduced an amendment to a Senate bill to allow independents to vote in the state's primary elections, which are currently closed to them.
The one constant in Harrisburg, no matter the dominant political party, is a reflexive inclination to shield information from the public.
The additional boxes mean that county residents who opt to vote by mail-in ballot in the upcoming primary election will have access to a total of seven drop boxes.
The county needs registered voters to serve at polling places. These workers check in voters and set them up with a ballot. Poll workers also deliver returns to election officials after the polls close.
