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2024 polling location changes in Central Pennsylvania

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As Pennsylvania gears up for the Primary Election and the General Election, knowing if your polling location has changed is important.

Below is a list of polling places that have changed their location for the Primary Election on April 23.

 

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PA Muslim and Arab-Americans rethink voting options over Biden’s Gaza stance

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A portion of Muslim and Arab-American voters in Pennsylvania are voicing their discontent with President Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza.

This comes as the Pennsylvania primary is less than two weeks away.

Several groups have emerged nationwide, with activists in Central Pennsylvania spearheading efforts to sway voters away from supporting Biden.

 

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Pa. election 2024: How much the Democratic and Republican attorney general candidates have raised

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In wide-open primary races for Pennsylvania attorney general, campaign finance reports show the Republican establishment is largely rallying around one candidate while donors are still spreading their cash out among the five Democratic hopefuls.

Democratic and Republican voters will select their parties’ candidates in the April 23 primary. Because Pennsylvania has closed primaries, voters who are independent or registered to third parties cannot participate, though they can vote in the Nov. 5 general election.

 

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Will heated local races boost turnout? What are Pa.’s latest voter registration numbers? We got that.

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Although there are some intense races in south-central Pennsylvania, local election officials expect only about a quarter to a third of voters, maybe, to cast ballots in Tuesday’s municipal election.

Gerald Feaser Jr., the director of registrations and elections for Dauphin County, said he expects turnout to reach 25% to 30%, typical for a non-presidential year, but still too low for his liking.

 

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Voter registration update: Republicans enjoy a strong year ahead of Election 2023

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Off-years, or odd-numbered years, tend to be favorable for the party out of the White House, and 2023 looks to be no exception.

Since my last voter registration update in October 2022, Pennsylvania Republicans saw impressive gains all across the Commonwealth. Back then, the statewide Democratic margin was 549,288, a lead that’s since been whittled down to 445,890, constituting a shift of 103,398 towards the Pennsylvania GOP.

 

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This Pa. county is about to start a hand recount of its 2020 presidential election results

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More than two years after the last ballot was cast in the 2020 election, Lycoming County plans to recount all presidential votes by hand — an extraordinary step no other Pennsylvania county has taken.

County commissioners ordered the recount under pressure from activists associated with an election conspiracy group and against the advice of the local election director, who told proponents it would be a poor use of resources and unlikely to show the fraud they feared.

 

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Central Pennsylvania voters highlight issues that matter most to them as election nears

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According to a USA Today poll released last Tuesday, the top three issues for voters are the economy, abortion and gun laws.

In Central Pennsylvania, it seems as though the issues matters more to some than it does others.

 

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Pennsylvania’s poll worker recruitment effort drew 1,100 last week

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Pennsylvania elections officials said Wednesday that a push last week to recruit new poll workers produced more than 1,100 applicants, including at least one in 58 of 67 counties.

The effort tied to Help America Vote Day, organized by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, brought in the most applicants in some of the populous suburbs of Philadelphia — 221 in Montgomery County, 132 in Chester and 91 in Delaware.

 

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