Find your polling location in Pennsylvania<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tABOUT WHAT VOTERS ARE ACTUALLY VOTING ON. PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT JUSTICE DAVID WECHT IS DOING SOMETHING HE DID NOT HAVE TO DO MUCH OF TEN YEARS AGO CAMPAIGNING. AND, YOU KNOW, IT\u2019S A IT\u2019S A GREAT FEELING TO BE HERE IN MY HOMETOWN. AND THERE\u2019S NO PLACE LIKE IT IN THE WORLD. THREE JUSTICES HAVE THEIR CHAMBERS HERE IN PITTSBURGH IN THE 1960S, THE STATE HELD A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, AND PA VOTERS RATIFIED A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE IDEA OF POPULAR ELECTION OF JUDGES AND MERIT BASED SELECTION. THE COMPROMISE WAS THE JUDGES AT ALL LEVELS WOULD BE ELECTED IN PARTIZAN ELECTIONS, AND THEN AFTER TEN YEARS, THEY WOULD STAND IN A NONPARTISAN YES NO ELECTION, WHICH WOULD TEST THE PEOPLE\u2019S ASSESSMENT OF THEIR MERIT, THEIR INTEGRITY AND THEIR COMPETENCE. YOU\u2019VE SEEN THE POLITICAL ADS URGING YOU TO VOTE NO ON RETENTION, AND THEN THE COUNTER ADS URGING YOU TO VOTE YES TO RETAINING JUSTICES CHRISTINE DONAHUE, KEVIN DOHERTY AND DAVID WECHT. IF ANY OR ALL OF THESE JUDGES ARE NOT RETAINED, WHEN YOU, THE VOTERS CAST YOUR BALLOT NOVEMBER 4TH, THERE WOULD BE AN ELECTION IN 2027 TO REPLACE THEM, AND THAT WOULD BE PARTIZAN, MEANING REPUBLICANS VERSUS DEMOCRATS. SO THAT\u2019S THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. AND THE REALITY IS THAT THAT\u2019S ADVOCACY IN OUR SYSTEM. IT\u2019S HARD FOR PEOPLE TO FIGHT THEIR WAY THROUGH ALL THAT LITERATURE. THERE\u2019S SO MUCH MISLEADING STUFF HERE. KEN GORMLEY IS A LEGAL SCHOLAR. THE DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT IS ALSO A LAW PROFESSOR WHO SAYS THE ADS ARE MAKING AN ELECTION POLITICAL WHEN IT SHOULDN\u2019T BE. WHAT ARE THEY SAYING, YES OR NO TO FOR THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS, A SIMPLE QUESTION SHOULD THIS JUSTICE BE RETAINED ON THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT? AND HISTORICALLY, THE WAY IT\u2019S BEEN SET UP, BECAUSE THEY\u2019RE NONPOLITICAL, IF THE PERSON HAS DONE THEIR JOB AS A JUDGE, IF THEY HAVEN\u2019T COMMITTED ANY GREAT ETHICAL INFRACTIONS, IF THEY HAVEN\u2019T FAILED TO COME TO WORK, IF THEY GO IN AND DO THEIR JOB AS A, YOU KNOW, SWORN TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION AND MAKE THEIR BEST DECISIONS, THE ANSWER HAS ALWAYS BEEN YES, HE SAYS. THERE\u2019S ACTUALLY BEEN ONE EXCEPTION TO THAT. IN 2005, JUSTICE RUSSELL NIGRO WAS VOTED OUT OF OFFICE AFTER THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED AND THE GOVERNOR SIGNED A PAY RAISE BILL FOR ALL THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT THAT TOOK PLACE OVERNIGHT. PA VOTERS VOTED HIM OFF THE BENCH THIS ELECTION CYCLE. TV ADS AND MAILERS MENTION PROTECTING WOMEN, JUSTICE WECHT WROTE AN OPINION ON THE ALLEGHENY REPRODUCTIVE CASE. MY COLLEAGUES AND I DECIDED THAT A LAW THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAD PASSED, WHICH GUARANTEED MEDICAID FUNDING FOR MEN FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE BUT DENIED IT TO WOMEN, VIOLATED PENNSYLVANIA\u2019S EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT. THESE ADS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE UNTIL NOVEMBER 4TH. KEN GORMLEY HOPES WE DON\u2019T SEE THEM IN FUTURE. JUDGE ELECTIONS. I WOULD HOPE THIS IS AN ABERRATION, AND I WOULD HOPE AS WE GO INTO FUTURE CYCLES WHERE THERE ARE REPUBLICAN ORIGINALLY JUSTICES UP FOR RETENTION, VOTERS TREAT IT EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS LONG AS THEY HAVE DONE THEIR JOB FAITHFULLY AS JUDGES. THEN THEY SHOULD GET A YES VOTE AND CONTINUE TO DO THAT WORK. BECAUSE ULTIMATELY OUR SYSTEM IS ONLY PROTECTED IF YOU HAVE ONE BRANCH THAT IS NEUTRAL AND CALLS THE SHOTS AS THEY SEE THEM. THAT\u2019S WHAT PROTECTS US AS DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. ALL RIGHT. A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT HERE. I WANT TO SHOW YOU A SAMPLE BALLOT RIGHT HERE. THIS IS JUST FROM THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. A SAMPLE THESE BALLOTS IN PA, THEY HAVE TWO SIDES. SO THE SUPREME COURT JUDGE RETENTION QUESTIONS, THEY\u2019RE RIGHT HERE ON PAGE TWO. YOU GOT TO FLIP THE THING OVER. SO IF YOU FORGET TO TURN THE BALLOT OVER YOU\u2019RE ACTUALLY GIVING UP HALF OF YOUR VOTE ALONG WITH SOME OTHER RACES AS WELL. SO IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW THESE THREE JUSTICES HAVE RULED OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS, YOU\u2019RE WELCOME TO DO IT. WE PUT A LINK\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAcross Pennsylvania, residents will be heading to polls to cast their vote on Election Day. We’ve gathered what you need to know about your polling location and what you’ll need to bring to cast your ballot.FIND YOUR POLLING LOCATIONYou can see where your polling location is by entering your address here.CHECK YOUR REGISTRATIONResidents can check their voter registration status at any time online or by phone. You can use the Pennsylvania Department of State’s website by clicking here.Pennsylvanians can also look up their registration by calling 1-877-VOTESPA.Those who are already registered in Pennsylvania do not need to register again unless they change their address, name or political party. WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING WITH ME TO MY POLLING LOCATIONIn Pennsylvania, you only need to bring your identification if it is your first time at a new polling place.The following are approved forms of photo identification to vote:Pennsylvania driver’s license or PennDOT ID cardID issued by any commonwealth agencyID issued by the U.S. governmentU.S. passportU.S. armed forces IDStudent IDEmployee IDYou do not need photo identification to vote. Pennsylvania also has a list of approved non-photo forms of identification that can be used:Confirmation or voter registration card issued by your county elections officeNonphoto ID issued by the commonwealthNonphoto ID issued by the federal governmentFirearm permitCurrent utility billCurrent bank statementCurrent paycheckGovernment check\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Across Pennsylvania, residents will be heading to polls to cast their vote on Election Day. <\/p>\n
We’ve gathered what you need to know about your polling location and what you’ll need to bring to cast your ballot.<\/p>\n
FIND YOUR POLLING LOCATION<\/p>\n
You can see where your polling location is by entering your address here.<\/a><\/p>\n CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION<\/p>\n