Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Check out who will be on November's ballot based on unofficial election results.
While voters came out to support various candidates throughout Plymouth, Whitemarsh and Conshohocken Tuesday, one common theme was low turnout - only 8.17 with 90 percent of polls reporting. Here are the Montgomery County Election Board's unofficial results for contested primary elections in the area, and what voters will see November's ballot. There are the unofficial contested primary results with 96.3 percent of precincts reporting: Colonial School Director - Four-Year Term Republican Ballot: Rachael Morrison - 585 ** Kathleen Oxberry - 398 Alan Tabachnick - 303 Jennifer D'Amato-Dow - 215 Mike Ludwig - 665 ** Karen Ludwig - 576 ** Bernard Brady - 623 ** Beth Suchsland - 234 Helene Klein - 190 Democrat …
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3 p.m. Update: Voter turnout is particularly slow in Plymouth, Whitemarsh and Conshohocken today, according to several poll workers. According to a Plymouth Township committeeman, as of 1 p.m. only 120 voters came out in Ward 1 - and the breakdown was 79 Republicans to 41 Democrats. This tracks behind the turnout of the 2009 Primary, in which the same positions were elected - 430 total voters came out that day in Plymouth Ward 1. Poll workers throughout the area say turnout is surprisingly low - a Whitemarsh poll worker described it as "brutal." What are you seeing at your polling place? Tell us in the comments. Original Story: It's Primary Election Day in Pennsylvania, stick with Patch for updates on local polling places, and election …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Primary Election Day is Tuesday - here is your go-to-guide on what to expect.
Republicans and Democrats from Plymouth, Whitemarsh and Conshohocken will head into the polls Tuesday between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. to select the candidates to appear on their respective ballots in November. Here is a look at what to expect, and some Election Day resources. Local Elections: The only local contested elections on Tuesday will be school board, in which several Republicans and Democrats cross-filed to appear on both ballots. For more information on the school board candidates, click here. In Conshohocken, there are challengers for each of the three council seats up for grabs, but no Primary Election Day battles. For more on that race, click here. In Plymouth Township, Republican Ron Trask will challenge Democrat Maria Weidinger…
Two Republicans and two Democrats will be on the ballots of both political parties Tuesday.
Four Montgomery County residents are hoping to fill two open seats in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas in January, but the first step is making it past the Primary Election, in which all of the candidates are cross-filed. Republican candidates Sharon Giamporcaro and Maureen Coggins will be on the Republican and Democrat ballots, as will Democrats Steven Tolliver and Gail Weilheimer. Here is a look at the four candidates: Maureen Coggins of Upper Hanover Township Maureen Coggins is a Montgomery County attorney with over 20 years of courtroom experience, including eight years as a prosecutor with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, including serving as chief of the Major Crimes and Special Prosecutions unit. As the…
Republicans and Democrats attended in support of the Court of Common Pleas candidate from Cheltenham.
Supporters of Democratic judicial candidate Steven Tolliver gathered at the Aviation Club on Narcissa Road in Blue Bell on Wednesday to raise money for his Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas run. Tolliver will be on both the Republican and Democrat ballot on Tuesday’s elections, with the other three candidates - Maureen Coggins and Sharon Giamporcaro, Republicans, and Gail Weilheimer, a Democrat, seeking the two open positions. “I possess the legal skill, trial experience, humility and judicial temperament, and have demonstrated a commitment to my community, that together will enable me to fairly and impartially administer justice,” Tolliver said of his experience. Tolliver, a long-time Cheltenham resident, has varied experiences in…
Sunday, May 19, 2013
The U.S. Census Bureau says black turnout nationwide, by percentage, exceeded white turnout last year for the first time.
A recent U.S. Census Bureau report shows that blacks had the highest voter turnout among racial identifications in the 2012 general election. Nationwide, 66.2 percent of black citizens voted, exceeding for the first time the turnout of white voters, which was 64.1 percent. In 2008, 66.1 percent of whites voted, to 64.7 percent of blacks. Back in 1996, white turnout was 60.7 percent and black turnout was 53 percent. Black turnout also exceeded white turnout in Pennsylvania last year, 65.2 percent to 62.5 percent. Read a Huffington Post report on the census findings, and see below for statistics comparing other voting demographics: Voter turnout is expected to be far lower in Tuesday's off-year primary election. Polls will be open from 7 a…
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, a Democrat, announced Tuesday that he's exploring another run for the Senate; Sestak narrowly lost to Pat Toomey in 2010.
A rematch between former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is in the works as Sestak announced Tuesday that he's exploring a run for the Senate in 2016. Democrat Sestak, a former Navy vice admiral, lost narrowly to Republican Toomey in 2010. Sestak, of Delaware County, has formed an exploratory committee—the equivalent of launching a campaign in terms of Federal Elections Commission paperwork, according to a Washington Post report. Can Sestak beat Toomey? Who would you vote for if the Senate election was held today? Tell us in the comments section below. Tuesday's announcement ends speculation that Sestak, 61, is raising money to challenge Gov. Tom Corbett. Sestak raised $460,000 in the first quarter of this year. A Sestak-…
Thursday, May 2, 2013
County Republicans say the interim Voter Services director's involvement with a Democratic political committee is evidence of 'cronyism.' Castor: 'Everyone associated with this process has acted honorably.'
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners on Thursday continued to face questions regarding the recent dismissal of Joseph Passarella, the former long-time head of the county's Voter Services department, as the county's Republican committee pointed to his interim replacement's erstwhile role in a Democratic political committee as evidence of "Philadelphia-style political cronyism." Passarella was dismissed April 17 after almost two decades in the post. Commissioner Bruce Castor led off Thursday's meeting of the Board of Commissioners with a statement directly addressing the "public controversy," saying that he believed "everyone associated with this process has acted honorably and in the belief that they were doing what they thought …
Sunday, April 21, 2013
It's not too late to register to vote in the Primary Election.
The last day to register to vote in the May 21 Primary Election is Monday, April 22. You have until the end of business Monday to register. With a Montgomery County shaping up to likely be a hotbed of excitement with both Alyson Schwartz and the still-possible Bruce Castor taking a primary run at Pennsylvania governor, it could be a great time to be a Montco voter. Individuals applying to register to vote must be: Montgomery County answers some questions about voter registration here. Download a voter registration form in the pdf section of this article.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Joseph Passarella had led the county's Voter Services department since 1994. He reportedly was terminated Wednesday.
Last updated 4:45 p.m. Thursday Montgomery County officials were tight-lipped Thursday about the circumstances surrounding the apparent dismissal Wednesday of Joseph Passarella, who had run the county's Voter Services department since 1994. Passarella's termination was first reported Thursday morning by The Intelligencer, which cited unnamed sources who said Passarella was called into a noon meeting by unspecified county administrators on Wednesday and informed he was being immediately removed from his post. County Commissioner Leslie Richards, who also serves as chair of the county's Board of Elections, cited the county's policy of declining to comment on "personnel issues" when asked Thursday about both Passarella's departure and whether…
Dina
11:18 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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