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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!
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.
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06:37 PM - Apr 23, 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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I'm the unofficial voter guide for friends and family, in the off years especially. I get so many texts and FB messages in the week or two before an election!

"What are we voting on this time? Who is this person? What does the Auditor General do?" Who should I vote for?"
06:39 AM - Apr 24, 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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My county Dem party is ... lackluster. Which is somewhat understandable, as we're outnumbered about 3:1 here, which means less financial support, etc. People don't want to attend meetings, donate, etc, and good luck getting anyone to take cmte leadership spots.
06:24 AM - Apr 24, 2024
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