VOTING - ELECTIONS
Local Democrat
Organization
ARDC Abington -
Rockledge Democratic
Committee
Montgomery County Democratic Headquarters -
www.mcdems.org 610-272-2000
Local Republican
Organizations
ATRO- Abington
Township Republican
Organization
Montgomery County Republican Headquarters
-
www.montgomerycountygop.com
610-279-9300 314 E
Johnson Hwy Norristown 19401
Voter info /Election info,
results, polling places, maps, etc
League of Women Voters
Contact info for Legislators , maps
for polling places, etc
Election Issues an
Poll Issues
Election Reform
Network - local irregularities & election issues
Find Ward, County,
State and Federal
Officials and their contact
information
Candidate & Election Info
Candidate Bios
http://www.votesmart.org
Candidate and Election Finances
www.OpenSecrets.org Center for Responsive Politics (Open Secrets)
candidate finances
www.fec.gov to
find where campaign $ comes from
www.dirtyenergymoney.com how much fossil fuel
industries money was collected
www.marcellusmoney.org how much natural gas industry $
to co' involved in fracking /pollution etc
www.whitehouseforsale.org
White House for Sale
www.fundrace.org
Nationwide Campaign Contributions
www.campaignfinance.org
Campaign Finance Information Center
www.followthemoney.org Institute on Money in State Politics
www.campaignfinance.org/states Campaign Finance Information Center - State Campaigns
www.corporations.org/solutions/electoralreform.html
full corporate info search site
FACTS :
http://www.factcheck.org
-A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center - are
statements factual?
ELECTION MATTERS: or
Elections Matter ........
That you vote matters- but who gets
your vote matters more. The last 5 years have taught me
that we have almost NOTHING to say about who is running. The
vast majority of us don't even know when or how candidates are being
picked - they are generally hand -picked by the few at
the top of the parties. By the time you realize there is
an election on the horizon, the time to qualify someone for the
ballot is long gone. And surprize- the way to become elected
So what matters most is that we
watch what candidates do. That we make it a point to know what
affect they are having on our daily lives and on the state of
our country. It matters that we know what he is voting on, if he
is making our government more or less accessible to us and it matters that this person knows he will be
voted out if he does not represent his constituents.
It matters
most that you charge every one who wins your vote to stand
up against corruption and tactics that prevent transparency and
that if you find THEM , once elected, not aiding the
process, then simply make sure they do not stay in.office .Try
someone new . And keep the same resolve with the new candidate.
Knowing who your candidate really is remains the most
challenging part of
voting- and perhaps is not even possible. But voting him out is
very possible --and very easy. Most of our
politicians have been around for years and years. They say
they are vowing to fix the "blight " for instance. But the
absurdity , of course, is that the blight happened because of
their policies.
It is difficult to understand the issues . But
learning them and holding your politicians accountable for
DOING something about them is what will make the difference in
the end. Not voting for people, or personalities, or one issue
promises.
The purpose of this entire website is to put people in touch
with the issues . I hope you will find it helpful.
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Cross Filing -candidates who cross - file can be on
both ballots, no matter their party affiliation
So even though in the primary, you would
expect only to vote for members of your own party,
there will be Democrats on
the Republican Ballot and vise versa. They
will not have their party
affiliation notated by their
name in the ballot box - so take care to learn who your
candidates are
before going into the ballot
box. ( a good idea anyway, of course)
Please do not rely on this page for any
definitive information
Please verify all info with
Montgomery County
Voter Services
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Recent election
- Commissioner Candidate Winners from Nov 2011 in
red
R
D
Ward 1 -
Jim Reeves - Steve Kline
Ward 3 - Rich Gaglianese - John
Swanson
Ward 5 - Wayne Luker - himself again
Ward 7 - Matt Willis -Madeleine Dean
Ward 9 - Dan McLaughlan -
Dennis Zappone
Ward 11 Diane Misko- John Spiegelman
Ward 13 Carol Gillespie - Ralph Giguere
Ward 15 - Matt Brigidi -Tom Bowman
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contact us
with your own
information on these topics and please be sure
to
contact us
about any information you believe to be
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