Journal
These are the most recent entries posted on Seth Warren’s Journal.
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Primary Day 2023
Posted May 15, 2023 | 1:05 am
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Election Day 2022
Posted November 2, 2022 | 1:37 am
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Primary Day 2022
Posted May 10, 2022 | 1:27 am
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Election Day 2021
Posted October 28, 2021 | 2:30 am
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Primary Day 2021
Posted May 11, 2021 | 2:15 am
Primary Election season is upon us in Pennsylvania! The deadline for returning your mail-in ballot is 8:00PM on May 16th – that’s when the ballot must be physically received in your local election office to be counted; a postmark is not sufficient. 8:00PM on May 16th is also the latest you can get into line at your polling place, 7:00AM is the earliest.
My mail-in ballot was received by my Elections office last week and I think I picked some good ones…
Allegheny County Executive
Allegheny County Council At-Large
Allegheny County District Attorney
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We are one week away from Election Day. If you vote by mail, now is the time to get that ballot in a mailbox! Otherwise, in-person voting happens in seven days. If you are in Pennsylvania like I am, the government of the Commonwealth has all you need to know.
As for myself, I returned my mail-in ballot in mid-October. These were some of my selections…
United States Senate
Pennsylvania Governor
Pennsylvania State House District 36
Ballot Question – Allegheny County
Shall Article III, Subsection 6(b) NO |
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Primary Election season is upon us! At least where I live in Pennsylvania it is. People are receiving their mail-in ballots and hopefully filling them out and mailing them back in time to have them counted. The deadline for that is 8:00PM on May 17th – that’s when the ballot must be physically received in your local election office to be counted; a postmark is not sufficient.
For those who don’t wish to vote in their pyjamas from the comfort of their homes, one can vote in person on May 17th from 7:00AM when the polls open until they close at 8:00PM (those standing in line prior to that time will still be allowed to vote no matter how late it gets).
Are you a Pennsylvanian craving more information? There’s a website for that.
Do you want to know some of my personal candidate picks? See below…
United States Senate
Pennsylvania Congressional District 12
Pennsylvania State House District 36
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Election season is upon us! Election Day itself is one week away on November 2nd, with polls in Pennsylvania open from 7:00AM-8:00PM (find your polling location here), but if you are like me, you may have opted for a mail-in ballot. You have until 5:00PM today to apply for one of those – and it must be received no later than 8:00PM on Election Day proper. So, if you are concerned that the Postal Service is acting sluggish, you might want to drop your ballot off at your county Elections Office in person.
I’ll get to my personal candidate picks in a moment, but before doing so, I wish to mention my personal candidacy. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, poll workers are elected, and I have been serving as a Judge of Election for Ward 32 District 7 of the City of Pittsburgh for eight years at this point. This year I am up for re-election and I am hoping to serve for a third term. So, should you be one of my neighbours, I would greatly appreciate your endorsement and confidence via your vote.
Onwards to the candidates who actually have money to campaign! In addition to the two individuals listed below, Pennsylvania has a slate of judicial candidates up for election this year. Too numerous to list, I simply recommend voting straight-ticket Democratic.
Mayor of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh City Council – District 4
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Prior to 2020, no-excuse mail-in ballots did not exist in Pennsylvania. As such, I would post this entry on Election Day itself. However, with voting by mail readily available (unless certain misguided groups manage to take it away) and with it being my preferred method of casting my ballot, I’m now going to post these entries one week before Election Day. It’s now Election Season…kind of like Halloween or Christmas, but with a lot less candy.
In Pennsylvania, the polls will be open from 7:00-8:00PM on May 18th (the close of polls is also when all mail-in ballots are due at the Elections Division). Although Pennsylvania has a closed primary for candidates, this primary election is being held concurrently with a general election open to all voters regardless of party affiliation or lack thereof where they must choose how to answer several ballot questions. More information can be found on those questions at the Pennsylvania State Department and a plain-English explainer for said questions can be found at WESA.
As always, my personal picks, starting with questions and then moving to Democratic candidates…
Ballot Question #1
Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be NO |
Ballot Question #2
Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be NO |
Ballot Question #3
Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be YES |
Ballot Question – State of Pennsylvania
Do you favor expanding the use of the YES |
Ballot Question – Allegheny County
Shall the Allegheny County Code, YES |
Ballot Question – City of Pittsburgh
Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter YES |
Mayor of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh City Council – District 4
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