Polls Open NOW Until 8:00 P.M.

Non Sequitur's reminder for today.



Voting Tips, from the BCCT.

Polling places

Hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Voters in line by 8 p.m. must be permitted to cast ballots.)

Find your polling place at www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us. (Your polling location may have changed if you received a new voter registration card in the mail. Be sure to check the card before you vote.)

If you’re told you aren’t on the voter rolls and you believe you should be, ask to talk with the judge of elections at your poll, or speak with a representative of your political party. Also ask for a provisional ballot, which allows you to vote while your status is determined.

Only voters appearing at a polling place for the first time must show identification, such as a driver’s license, passport, utility bill or paycheck.
Voting machines

To learn to use Bucks’ voting machines, view video and sample ballots online at www.buckscounty.orgwww.buckscounty.org.

When you make all your selections in the voting booth, be sure to recheck. Make sure your entries are exactly as you intended before you exit.

Push the green vote/record button. Be sure it records by checking that the screen clears and the machine makes a ding noise, which can be hard to hear.

If you notice a problem or have a concern, immediately alert the judge of elections at the poll.

If half or more machines in a polling place go down officials must issue emergency paper ballots. (In a polling place with three machines, the ballots must be used when two machines go down.)
For more information

Bucks County Board of Elections, 55 E. Court St., Doylestown, 215-348-6154 or elections@co.bucks.pa.us

Some services are available at the Government Services Center: Lower Bucks Center, 7321 New Falls Road, Levittown, 215-949-5800

Attire
In Bucks County, voters are encouraged not to wear political attire, but even if they do, they can still vote.

Unofficial results
In Bucks County, www.buckscounty.org

Problems?
For polling place problems, in Bucks call 215-348-6154.
For registration questions, in Bucks call 215-348-6170.
Or, call the national Election Protection hot line, 1-866-OUR-VOTE
The U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania also released the following voter resources:

To report complaints of election fraud or voting rights abuses, call Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Barrett at 215-861-8420 and 215-861-8200.

The FBI will also receive calls on allegations of election fraud, intimidation, suppression and other election abuses. Call 215-418-4000.

Complaints about ballot access problems or discrimination can be made to the Civil Rights Division’s Voting Section in Washington, D.C., at 1-800-253-3931 or 202-307-2767.

For voter intimidation or suppression tactics that target voters on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin, contact the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section at 202-514-3204.

One last look at the candidates? Go to phillyburbs.com/election08/

Source: Bucks County government; Coalition for Voting Integrity, votingintegrity@aol.com