November 2000 Voter's Guide

VOTER'S GUIDE TO THE GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Prepared by the League of Women Voters
Editors:
Jessica Dreistadt, Northampton County
Mary M. Faust, Lehigh County

ABOUT THE GUIDE

The League of Women Voters in publishing this material neither endorses nor rejects the views of any candidate quoted, and does not assume responsibility for the contents of any candidate’s reply.

Sources of Information

The information in the Guide is taken from questionnaires sent to candidates by the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania. Each candidate's reply has been printed as submitted, except to use standard abbreviations and by editing from the bottom of the candidate's statement when the total reply exceeds the word limit.

Portions of this guide have been prepared in cooperation with the Leagues of Lehigh County and Northampton County. This material may not be altered or reprinted without the permission of the League, but it may be printed out and taken into the polling booth.

This guide does not list all positions on the ballot.

Ballot Order

Candidates are listed in the order in which they appear on the official ballot of each county. The party of the current Governor of Pennsylvania appears first.

Write-in Voting

You may write in the name of a candidate who is not on the ballot for any position on the ballot. To do so on an electronic voting machine, type in the name of your candidate on the page that has the names of candidates who are on the official ballot for that race. The prompts are easy to understand.

Who may vote

In the Primary Election, only voters registered in a party may vote for their party's candidates. These voters are selecting candidates who will compete against another party's selected candidates in the November Election. For Ballot Questions, all registered voters may vote in the Primary Election.

Voting by Absentee Ballot

If you are unable to go to the polls in person, you may vote by absentee ballot. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 30. The deadline for the ballot to be received by the Voter Registration Office is 5 p.m. on Friday, November 2. To apply by mail, each absentee voter must complete the form (available at government offices or on the County Voter Registration web sites and here) and mail it to the County Voter Registration Office. You will receive an absentee ballot for your polling place.
ALLOW AT LEAST TEN DAYS for all steps to be completed, unless you apply in person. If you are a newly registered voter, or if you have moved to a new address and polling place, you must send a photocopy of some form of identification with your application for an absentee ballot.
Unless you mail your completed absentee ballot to the voter registration office, you MUST bring it in person to the office.

Lehigh County Voter Registration Office – 610-782-3194
Northampton County Voter Registration Office – 610-559-3055

"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote." -- George Jean Nathan

ABOUT THE LEAGUE

The League of Women Voters of the United States is a national, nonpartisan organization which works to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation of citizens in their government. It does not support or oppose any political party or candidate for public office, but encourages its members to participate as individuals in the party of their choice. After due study, it takes action on governmental issues without regard to the stand of any party.

League phone numbers are:
Lehigh County 610-432-1456
Northampton County 610-252-1339

Note: in this Voter’s Guide the following convention is used:

// indicates that a candidate has exceeded the permitted number of words in his or her response.