Election Day: Where and When to Vote

Find polling places, check your registration, find other answers below.

Election Day: Where and When to Vote

Find polling places, check your registration, and see more information below.

To find your polling place or see a sample ballot for the 2013 primary election Tuesday, you need to know in which precinct you reside. There are 24 precincts within the Tredyffrin-Easttown Patch coverage area. Find Your Precinct and Polling Place You can search by your street address at the state elections website. Enter your county, town and street information, and it will tell you in which precinct you live and where your polling place is. Find Your Sample Ballot on the Chester County Website: Once you know your precinct, click the appropriate link to find your ballot on the Chester County website. 2013 Municipal Primary Republican Sample Ballots 2013 Municipal Primary Democratic Sample Ballots Cast Your Vote The polls will be open for …

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Voters Don't Support Legalizing Marijuana

One poll suggests that, while Pennsylvania voters might support medical marijuana use, they aren't in favor of legal pot.

Pennsylvania voters aren't in favor of legalizing marijuana, according to one pole. The Frankin and Marshall College poll of Pennsylvania voters for May 2013 showed that 54 percent of voters polled opposed to legalizing marijuana in the state.  A similar F&M Poll at the beginning of February found that 55 percent of respondants were against legalizing marijuana. While voters don't support its outright legalization, 82 percent of those polled favor the use of marijuana for medical reasons if prescribed by a doctor. The poll, which was conducted between April 30 and May 5, gathered responses from 526 registered voters, including 265 Democrats, 196 Republicans and 65 Independents. The full poll is available for review here. The following …

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Voting and Race: Black Turnout Highest in U.S., PA

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.m…

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PA Voters For Same-Sex Marriage, Poll Says

According to poll results, more voters support same-sex marriage in 2013.

A majority of state voters said they are in favor of allowing gay and lesbian couples to legally marry, according to one pole. The Frankin and Marshall College poll of Pennsylvania voters for May 2013 showed that 54 percent of voters polled were in favor of allowing legal same-sex marriages. The 54 percent in favor is up from 48 percent in the previous year. The poll, which was conducted between April 30 and May 5, gathered responses from 526 registered voters, including 265 Democrats, 196 Republicans and 65 Independents. The full poll is available for review here. The following information representes the questions asked in the survey and the results given by voters. 1) Would you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment that would allow…

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Monday's the Last Day to Register to Vote

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. Individuals applying to register to vote must be:  Get more information from Chester County's Voter Services by clicking here. Click here to download your voter registration form.

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Tredyffrin Searches for Home Invasion Suspect

Police says three suspects targeted their victims.

Tredyffrin Police are searching for a dangerous fugitive who police say took part in a home invasion in Paoli. Two other suspects in the case have already been captured and arrested. Editor's Note: Tredyffrin Police provided the following information to the media. All suspects are considered not guilty until proved oterwise. On Thursday, January 17th, 2013 at approx. 1230 hrs., Tredyffrin Twp. Police Department detectives, following up on a lead, identified and arrested the following subjects for a home invasion robbery:  Craig “Hubby” Brown, 33 years of age, of the 100 block of West Central Ave., Paoli, and Kenneth Owen Durrell, Jr., 30 years of age of the 900 block of Fairview Avenue, Wayne, PA.  A third subject, one-Dante Bruce Alston, …

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Are You Better Off Now Than Four Years Ago?

Four years ago millions flocked to Washington to see Barack Obama sworn in as President. Sunday January 20 2013 he has "no public schedule."

Four years ago millions flocked to Washington to see Barack Obama sworn in as President after a two year campaign on a promise of hope and change. Now he will be officially sworn in as required by the Constitution at noon on Sunday, January 20 in a small White House ceremony. The official White House Schedule posted on the Whitehouse.gov website lists "no public schedule" for the day the President will take the oath of office for his second term. That will be followed by the ceremonial sweaing-in during the Presidential Inauguration Celebration Monday, MLK Day, on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. The nation is in a different place than it was four years ago. The word "historic" is always used for every presidential inauguration. In 2009…

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