VOTER'S GUIDE TO THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION
LEHIGH and NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
State judges
(prepared by League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania;
this file also contains general information about voting in Pennsylvania)
School Districts -- Lehigh County; Northampton County
Allentown races including mayor, council, school board, District Justice
Lehigh County borough and township races
Bethlehem and Easton city and school board races
Northampton County including judges
Lehigh County Polling Places; Northampton County Polling Places
Prepared by the League of Women
Voters
Editors:
Jessica Dreistadt, Northampton County
Barbara Williams, 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 in contested races by the League of Women Voters. 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.
This guide has been prepared by the Lehigh County and Northampton County League of Women Voters. Portions (state judges) have been prepared by the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania.
This material may not be altered or reprinted without the permission of the League. 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
All
registered voters may vote for candidates of any party and for any ballot questions
in the November 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 27. The deadline for the ballot to be received by the Voter Registration Office is 5 p.m. on Friday, October 30. 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 your 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
Lehigh County Government Center, 17 South Seventh St., Allentown, PA 18101-2401
Northampton County Voter
Registration Office – 610-559-3055
Northampton County Election Office, 670 Wolf Ave., Easton PA 18042-4343
"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.