{"id":310968,"date":"2026-10-21T01:24:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T01:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310968\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T01:24:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T01:24:06","slug":"camden-county-philadelphia-election-officials-gearing-up-for-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310968\/","title":{"rendered":"Camden County, Philadelphia election officials gearing up for midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CAMDEN, N.J. (WPVI) &#8212; Local election officials are gearing up for midterm elections by helping voters prepare in Camden County and Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Convenience, accessibility, all very important,&#8221; said Camden County Clerk Pamela Lampitt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">With two weeks to go until midterm elections, Lampitt is on an election services tour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Remote ballot printing,&#8221; Lampitt said. &#8220;This is the ability to take a very large printer, a laptop with all the security measures that we need for people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Rest assured, we&#8217;re still going to do all of the due diligence that&#8217;s necessary to ensure the fact that you are who you are,&#8221; Lampitt said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lampitt&#8217;s office is answering questions and making it easier for residents who need a mail-in ballot during the first of three election services events at Cold Springs Elementary in Gloucester City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">They&#8217;ll have another Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Camden County College&#8217;s Blackwood Campus from noon to 5 p.m., and then on Friday from noon to 5 p.m. at the Camden County Library&#8217;s Voorhees Branch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lampitt said registered voters in the county can also sign up to vote by mail during their mobile events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;We want to make sure that people know it&#8217;s safe and secure and that the state is doing their job as well,&#8221; Lampitt said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Election officials are echoing that same message in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;We want as many people as possible to vote before Election Day,&#8221; said Omar Sabir, Chairman of Philadelphia City Commissioners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Sabir said there are several options at 11 satellite election offices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Where you could walk in, request your ballot, reprint a ballot out on the spot, and you&#8217;ll be eligible to vote and get your civic obligation out of the way,&#8221; Sabir said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">For those who vote in person, they&#8217;re expecting accuracy that officials ensure will happen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;If I took the time out to go and vote, sometimes it&#8217;s during work hours, I want to know that it&#8217;s being counted,&#8221; said Crystal McGhie of Gloucester County, N.J.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">&#8220;We have our reasons for why we vote, and it should go in the way that we&#8217;re voting,&#8221; said Tara Ranck of Burlington County, N.J.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. 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