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It's primary Election Day, Pennsylvania!

Are you voting in person? Have you turned in your mail-in ballot? Do you know the names of any candidates you want to write in?

Polls opened at 7am, and will close at 8pm.

Let's do this!
07:08 AM - Apr 23, 2024 (Edited)
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Democracy For All
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I live in Colorado, and I love to track primaries (vote nerd here 🤓). Could you tell me about your Pennsylvania experience? Did PA have a presidential primary already? Are you voting whole ballot? Does PA have a mail in ballot? What seats are you excited about? (Told ya I was a nerd! 💙)
01:05 PM - Apr 23, 2024
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Oh, you may regret this... I LOVE talking about PA elections. (Former judge of elections for my voting precinct).

So this is the presidential, US Senate, and state offices* primary. PA has a closed primary system, so only party members vote, to choose the candidates for the November general.
03:31 PM - Apr 23, 2024
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No regrets here, AT ALL! Thanks so much for responding. 💙 Area coordinator & precinct leader here. Designed the vote your whole ballot blue voter guide for the county Dems since 2008, fascinated w/ how folks take ownership of their ballot. Big believer that if you do that, you’ll never not vote!
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06:21 PM - Apr 23, 2024
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Are we best friends now?? I love the idea of having a vote your whole ballot guide! I push so hard to make sure people vote in ALL the races, not just "the big ones."

Also a huge fan of educating people about voting in our off-year municipal elections, which have the most direct impact day-to-day.
06:37 PM - Apr 23, 2024
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Yep, definitely besties — refreshing to meet folks who SO get it. To get a whole ballot blue VG going, connect with your county dem party. Precinct Organizers (POs) are a part of county parties. Think about how many counties are in a state! PA has 67. POs then distribute the VGs. Drives turnout UP.
04:24 AM - Apr 24, 2024
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Absolutely agree about off year elections. We started producing a VG for those years, too. Since they are non partisan races, we don't endorse, list all candidates and their affiliations — in muni elections, voters ask me, "who's the Democrat?" — and candidates realize this.
04:30 AM - Apr 24, 2024
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