Elections
Judge: In-Person Monitoring Not Required at Ballot Drop-off Boxes
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Est. Read Time: 4 minsLehigh County can deploy ballot drop-off boxes without assigning staff to check whether people deposit more than one ballot, a judge has ruled.
2022 Election
When is the Deadline to Register to Vote in the Nov. 8 Election?
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Est. Read Time: 3 minsSeveral important deadlines are approaching for individuals who plan to vote in the upcoming general election in Pennsylvania. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Community
Election: Where are Northampton Co.’s Ballot Drop Boxes Located?
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Est. Read Time: 2 minsAs Pennsylvania’s primary election day rapidly approaches, officials are encouraging registered voters to make a plan to cast their ballots, whether that means voting in person, voting by mail or dropping off a completed ballot in a secure drop box.
Amendments
Pennsylvania Voters Back Curtailing Governor’s Powers
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Est. Read Time: 3 minsThe ballot questions were widely seen as a referendum on Governor Tom Wolf’s administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic in Pennsylvania.
Community
A Year After Malfunctioning, Are Northampton County’s Voting Machines Reliable?
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Est. Read Time: 6 minsVoters in Northampton County–widely seen as a bellwether for the 2020 presidential election–will use machines that in 2019 caused voting errors and miscounts.
Ballot
Q&A, Poll: Voting By Mail in Northampton County This Fall
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Est. Read Time: 4 minsAs many as 80 million Americans–including hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians–are expected to cast their ballots at a mailbox instead of inside a polling station Nov. 3; a statistic voting rights advocates have cheered, but opponents have criticized.
Community
LV Congresswoman: Post Office Cuts Put Democracy ‘in Jeopardy’
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Est. Read Time: 5 minsThe United States Postal Service is in trouble, elected officials from the Lehigh Valley said in a news conference Tuesday, and they’re not going to stand by and do nothing to try and help it.
Ballot
Hellertown-Lower Saucon Township Voters Guide: November 2019
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Est. Read Time: 8 minsRegistered voters in Hellertown and Lower Saucon Township are preparing to cast their votes on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. This election is as important as any other, with several contested races for positions that have the greatest impact on our daily lives.
Community
Ballot Reform Initiative Would Do Away With Straight Party Voting
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Est. Read Time: 2 minsCalling it a “relic,” State Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-18) announced Tuesday that a ballot reform initiative she’s introduced would do away with the straight party voting option in Pennsylvania’s elections.
Community
2 Lower Saucon Councilmen Seek Re-election
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Est. Read Time: < 1 minLower Saucon Township councilmen Glenn Kern and Ron Horiszny announced in a news release Thursday that they will be on the May 16 primary ballot because they are seeking re-election to township council.