Community
Lehigh County Set to Approve 5 Drop Boxes for Mail-in Ballots
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The Lehigh County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to approve five drop boxes to be used for mail-in ballots in the upcoming general election.
Bill Broun
Japanese TV Network Airs Story about Early Voting in Hellertown
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It may be overstating it a bit to say that Hellertown is now “big in Japan,” but the borough did feature in a report about mail-in voting in Pennsylvania that recently aired on a Japanese public television network’s national news program.
Community
Drop Box Locations Announced for Northampton County Ballots
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Are you planning to vote by mail, but also to refrain from using the United States Postal Service to deliver your ballot to county election officials? Northampton County has a plan to ensure that your ballot is secure and your vote, counted.
Elections
Two ‘Trump’ Signs Stolen in Wassergass, Police Say
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Lower Saucon Township Police say they are investigating the theft of two political campaign signs from a property in the 2300 block of Wassergass Road.
Elections
Mail-in Ballots May Delay Election Results, So Wolf Wants Changes
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While just 1.5 million people in Pennsylvania voted by mail this June, experts are anticipating that number to rise this fall, amid concerns about COVID-19.
Ballot
Q&A, Poll: Voting By Mail in Northampton County This Fall
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As 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
Primary Election Day 2020 in PA Came With a Curveball
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Pennsylvania voted Tuesday, although statewide race results will be delayed until next Tuesday, June 9 due to Gov. Tom Wolf’s executive order which extended the deadline to receive mail-in ballots in six counties (the ballots must still have been postmarked by June 2).
Community
2020 Primary Election Guide for Saucon Valley, Southern Lehigh
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On Tuesday, June 2, voters all across Pennsylvania will participate in the 2020 primary elections, deciding who will be on the ballot in November’s general election.
Community
All Fountain Hill Voters Will Have New Polling Places June 2
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Although Pennsylvania officials have strongly encouraged residents to vote by mail in the upcoming primary election because of the coronavirus pandemic, many people plan to vote in person June 2, and in some cases that will mean traveling to a new polling place.
Community
Gov. Wolf Encourages Mail-In Voting Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
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The June 2 primary election will be the first election in which most Pennsylvania voters can vote by mail-in ballot, and Gov. Tom Wolf is encouraging voters to exercise that option to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
