League of Women Voters preparing election guide
The League of Women Voters of Washington County is preparing its nonpartisan Voters Guide for the Nov. 3 municipal election.
The guide will be available in Washington County papers the week of Oct. 21 and will include information directly from candidates. The guide will also be online at http://washingtoncounty.palwv.org for voters to check at their convenience.
The LWV of Washington County has set the following policy for inclusion of candidates in the Voters Guide and other voter service activities. All candidates on the ballot for Supreme Court, Superior Court, and Commonwealth Court, some local magisterial district justice positions, the Washington County offices of commissioner, district attorney, prothonotary, county treasurer, register of wills, clerk of courts, and coroner will be included, as will all ballot candidates for school boards in the county. Letters requesting information from these candidates have already gone out.
Municipal candidates will not be included. Write-in candidates for the offices covered will be included if they give the league written notification by Sept. 30 describing how they meet two or more of the following criteria: public and/or media announcement of candidacy; existence of a campaign committee; evidence of fundraising and/or planned activity for campaign; demonstration of significant voter interest and support.
The burden of proof for meeting these criteria rests with the candidate. If candidates are accepted for inclusion in the Voters Guide, they will also be included in any other LWV voter service activities for their office. Candidates planning write-in campaigns for this election may apply for inclusion by contacting Judy Hughes at jh0709@comcast.net or by phone at 724.745.3111 as soon as possible.
For more information on the league, call 724-228-9889. More information about all voting matters is available on the LWV website. The Voters Guide will be posted there when it is ready.