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I voted! Did you? (Original Post) femmocrat May 2019 OP
Thanks for the reminder FakeNoose May 2019 #1
I am manning the Dem table iamateacher May 2019 #2
I voted DeminPennswoods May 2019 #3
Special Election for State Senate seat 41. blue neen May 2019 #4
New Voting Machines! modrepub May 2019 #5
Follow results for 41st state senate DeminPennswoods May 2019 #6
It's such a gerrymandered Republican district, and it's really unfair. blue neen May 2019 #7
Looks like a really light turnout DeminPennswoods May 2019 #8
Why haven't the state seats been un-gerrymandered, like our national congressional seats? blue neen May 2019 #9
Because the state supreme court decision only affected DeminPennswoods May 2019 #10
Results DeminPennswoods May 2019 #11
Superior Court primary results DeminPennswoods May 2019 #12
Thanks for the excellent reports. femmocrat May 2019 #13
I voted yesterday morning meow2u3 May 2019 #14

FakeNoose

(32,342 posts)
1. Thanks for the reminder
Tue May 21, 2019, 12:48 PM
May 2019

I plan to walk to my polling place because it's only a couple blocks from my house.

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
3. I voted
Tue May 21, 2019, 02:32 PM
May 2019

At 7:30, I was voter 21, but we'll see how the vote goes. I voted for all the women running for judgeships.

blue neen

(12,306 posts)
4. Special Election for State Senate seat 41.
Tue May 21, 2019, 05:50 PM
May 2019

There is a very good candidate named Susan Boser!

Yes, we voted!

modrepub

(3,467 posts)
5. New Voting Machines!
Tue May 21, 2019, 06:35 PM
May 2019

Got a demonstration of the new machines. Paper ballot with bar codes produced that is scanned in and sent to the court house. Liked that I can write in a candidate without using a pen and check my vote before I finish. The only down side I see is the whole process may be slow so busy polling stations may have long lines next year if there are not enough machines and/or poll workers.

blue neen

(12,306 posts)
7. It's such a gerrymandered Republican district, and it's really unfair.
Tue May 21, 2019, 09:10 PM
May 2019

I had the chance to meet Susan Boser, and she's a fantastic candidate.

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
8. Looks like a really light turnout
Tue May 21, 2019, 09:53 PM
May 2019

1/3 of the precincts reporting, all in Armstrong and Westmoreland counties and just over 9000 total votes. But this is a tough district, it is overwhelmingly Republican.

The 12th CD also a tough pick up, too, but I will be interested to see how Centre County votes.

The 11th state house district isn't much of a pick up chance either.

blue neen

(12,306 posts)
9. Why haven't the state seats been un-gerrymandered, like our national congressional seats?
Tue May 21, 2019, 10:06 PM
May 2019

I don't understand that.

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
10. Because the state supreme court decision only affected
Tue May 21, 2019, 11:16 PM
May 2019

the CDs.

The state house and senate districts have always been drawn by a bi-partisan group of legislatures that was jokingly referred to as an "incumbent protection program".

FairdistrictsPA has been working to change the redistricting process to make it a non-partisan, citizen driven process, but the bills introduced in the legislature died last year after Metcalfe's govt committee gutted the bill and replaced it with language that was unacceptable to Dems. These bills have been re-introduced again this session and have a better chance since Metcalfe was removed from the House gov't committee and can no longer block or change it, but a bill has to pass 2 consecutive sessions of the state legislature before it can get on the ballot for a vote.

I would say find your local fairdistrictspa chapter and think about getting involved. Link: https://fairdistrictspa.com/local-groups

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
11. Results
Tue May 21, 2019, 11:34 PM
May 2019

State House District 11: Mustello, R, 53
Doctor, D/I 47

Fewer than 10, 000 total votes, but surprisingly close for the very red Butler County.

12th CD: Keller, R, 72
Friedenberg, D, 28

This is a huge district by land area (16 of PA's 67 counties) containing the Allegheny Mtns and 2/3rds of the northern tier counties, very lightly populated and rural. The only interesting return will be from Centre County (still not reported) where State College and University Park (Penn St) were seperated from the rest of Centre County which is in CD 15 and put in CD 12.

State Senate District 41: Pittman, R, 66
Boser, D, 34

Butler surprisingly close at Pittman only won 57-43 there. Another light turnout with just under 37,000 total votes. But this was another tough pick up district, pretty red district.

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
12. Superior Court primary results
Tue May 21, 2019, 11:42 PM
May 2019

With nearly 96% reporting,

On the Dem side:
Amanda Green-Hawkins 38%
Dan McCafferty 31.65%
Beth Tarasi 30.37%

On the R side:
Megan McCarthy King 35.5%
ChristyLee Peck 33.5%
Rebecca Warren 31%

Overall in this only statewide race, Dem turnout was 1.180M; Republicans turnout .998M. That is a good sign, imho.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
13. Thanks for the excellent reports.
Wed May 22, 2019, 10:07 AM
May 2019

I’m so disappointed about Friedenberg. I was really hoping we could pick up another seat in the House.

Turnout was only 24% in our county (SW PA).

meow2u3

(24,743 posts)
14. I voted yesterday morning
Wed May 22, 2019, 01:24 PM
May 2019

We had DA, local borough council, and the Superior Court primaries in Nazareth, PA.

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