Get out and VOTE on November 3, 2009!
VOTE
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
*Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm*
NEED A RIDE OR MORE INFO? HAVING TROUBLE VOTING?
Call Vote for Homes! at 215-232-7272, x3106 or x3042.
(We will have limited rides available, but can answer voting rights questions.)
Help is also available thru the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE
Who are we voting for?
State Judges and Appellate Justices, City District Attorney, City Controller, Judges and Inspector of Elections, and Trial Judges including Common Pleas, Municipal, and Traffic Court Judges Click here for a summary of nonpartisan candidate information.
Voter Rights Information
WHO CAN VOTE?
· All registered Philadelphians over the age of 18 who registered by October 5, 2009.
· You can vote if you are on probation or parole, serving time for a misdemeanor, in jail awaiting trial, on house arrest, have a previous felony record in PA or another state. You cannot vote if you are currently serving time for a felony or are on pre-release status.
WHERE DO I VOTE?
· Call Commissioners’ Office, 215-686-1590 or Seventy’s Citizen Access Center, 866-268-8603
· On-line polling locators: www.seventy.org to search by address,
or use the following if you are unsure of where you registered: https://www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/Pages/VoterRegistrationStatus.aspx
· NOTE: A few wards (especially 5, 49, and 8) were changed this year, so confirm your polling site.
NEED HELP VOTING?
· Voters may choose someone to assist them. Anyone can help EXCEPT the voter’s union representative, employer or the Judge of Elections.
Have you moved?
· Vote where you are registered.
VOTING FOR THE FIRST TIME AT YOUR POLLING PLACE?
· Voters only need ID if it is your first time voting at a new polling site, but BE PREPARED – BRING I.D.
· ACCEPTABLE ID: Valid PA driver’s/non-driver’s license, a voter ID card, valid passport, federal government ID card, valid student I.D., firearm permit, a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or government check.
Name not on the List?
· Ask poll worker to call Election Board to find out where you should vote.
CHALLENGES
· “Pollwatchers” may challenge your right to vote – ask for an “affidavit” and have another voter in your division verify your identity.
PROVISIONAL BALLOT
· If you are told that you may not vote for any reason you may request a “provisional ballot” and vote on paper. Ask for a receipt.
