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Your Vote is Your Voice


Are you Ready to Vote?

  
November 5, 2024
is the General Election

Get more information about voting and the candidates at  VOTE411

Election Dates and Deadlines

  • October 21, 2024 at 5:00 PM  Deadline to register to vote/update registration at the Official PA Site.  Vote.PA.Gov
  • October 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM  Deadline for Mail-in or Absentee Ballot applications to be received by the County Election office. (Postmarks do not count.)  Apply for Mail-in or Absentee Ballot at the Official PA Site.  Mail-in or Absentee Ballot Request Application
  • November 5, 2024 at 8:00 PM  Deadline for Mail-in Ballots to be received by the County Election Office. (Postmarks do not count.)
  • November 5, 2024 Polls open at 7:00 AM and close at 8:00 PM.

Contact Information for the

Westmoreland County Election Bureau

 

2 North Main Street

Suite 109

Greensburg, PA 15601
Phone: (724)830-3150

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New!!!
The Westmoreland County Election Board approved polling locations for the upcoming November 5, 2024 Election and there are some location and name changes!
See the full list of polling locations
Go to 
VOTE411 to find your polling location.
All 306 Westmoreland County precinct polling locations
are now ADA accessible.


Call to Action
Use your talents and your voice to make an impact



Volunteer to be a

Poll Monitor

& Attend Training

October 21, 2024

6:30 PM


Poll monitors are volunteers who

stand outside the polls to observe.



LWVPA is partnering with

Common Cause Protect the Vote

to provide

volunteer poll monitors

on election day.



Any activity that isn't allowed by law

can be reported by volunteers

to the Common Cause staff of

trained volunteers and lawyers.


Volunteers can also help voters with

questions about voting.


Volunteers will not be expected to engage or challenge anyone.


Register HERE to be a poll monitor and attend this training.






Getting the Word Out On





LWVWC volunteers

have placed

VOTE411 yard signs 

in high traffic locations

around

Westmoreland County.





Be on the lookout

for them as you drive

and let us know

what you think. 🤩






Volunteer to be a

Canvass Monitor

& Attend Training

October 24, 2024

6:30 PM


Canvass monitors are volunteers who

have permission to observe

the official canvass within counties.



LWVPA is partnering

with the ACLU

to provide

volunteer canvass monitors

on election day.



If all goes well, there will be

a simple form for observers to fill out.


If any concerns arise,

canvass monitors will be asked to call the command center.



Register here to sign up to be a canvass monitor and attend this training.





You're Invited

to a Text Banking Party!




October 29

5:30-6:30 pm



LWVPA and LWVUS will be hosting

a text banking party aimed at

getting women aged 18-35

out to vote in key counties.


The party

will begin with training

so you know how to send the texts

and are comfortable with the texting script.


All you need is a

smart phone or computer.


Download the League in Action app

on your smartphone

or

set up an account on your computer.


See the League In Action Guide for information on how to download and set up League in Action.


Help to do this will be available at the training prior to

the text banking.




Register for the training

and text bank party here.



Timely Topics Events

Check the Calendar for upcoming Timely Topics

and
click on the links below to see videos of past events 
🧐


See the video
of the most recent

Timely Topics
Event😃 


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"Disinformation in Local News, Social Media & Election Integrity"
(Click on the title link above to view the presentation on YouTube.)

Presented By Dr. Lara Putnam from the University Of Pittsburgh Disinformation Lab


Making a difference in our community
Empowering Voters                      Defending Democracy 

2024 Scottdale Pride Composition
2023 Greensburg Summer Sounds Sam
June 2023 Twin Lakes 2

Scottdale Pride
Voter Information Event

2024 was our third year at this event in Scottdale engaging the attendees on voting issues and
sharing our new
VOTE411 QR coded bracelets and keychain tags.
 


 

Greensburg
Summer Sounds

It was a beautiful August evening for the LWVWC voter registration and information event at the Greensburg Summer Sounds concert.
Fix Harrisburg volunteers joined us to share how changes to the
PA legislature can help enact more bipartisan solutions to improve our communities.
Fix Harrisburg

Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival

LWVWC members spent a June 2023 day sharing VOTE411 and Fix Harrisburg information  and collecting signatures for the petition to impact legislative rules so that bipartisan supported bills get brought up for a vote.

 

 

 

Want to Know More About Elections in Westmoreland County?

To watch the video on elections and election security by Greg McClosky, Director of Westmoreland County Operations and the Election Bureau, click on Election Integrity and All Other Things Election.
 

 

   

Get more information on our Voting Info page or at VOTE411

Common Misconceptions About Election Security
Responses are from the Official Pennsylvania Department of State Website

 

Misconception:  "We need to use paper ballots for our elections"

Fact:  As of June 2, 2020, all 67 of the Pennsylvania's counties have deployed voting systems that produce voter-verifiable paper records and meet 21st-century standards of security, auditability and accessibility.

Misconception:  "The voting machines are being hacked over the internet and votes are being changed"

Fact:  All certified voting systems in Pennsylvania, including the election management system and vote-tallying components, are never connected to or permitted on internet-facing networks.  

There is no evidence that Pennsylvania’s voter rolls or vote results have ever been hacked or compromised.

Misconception:  "The election results are not audited."

Fact:  "To ensure votes are counted correctly, Pennsylvania counties currently conduct two types of post-election analyses: a statistical sample required by law and a statewide risk-limiting audit. 

Misconception:  "More people voted in the last election than were eligible to vote"

Fact:  A layered set of protections is in place to secure voter registration databases.

 

To see that more voting age people are eligible to vote than actually voted in the last election in PA, check out the current PA Voter Turnout and Voting Age Population numbers from the PA Department of State at Voting and Election Statistics 

Misconception:  "How can we be certain that votes aren't being changed?"

Fact:  Local election officials employ physical protections, cybersecurity techniques and pre & post election examinations.  Once the polls close on election day, official precinct election results are hand-delivered to county election officials.  
Watch this video from the PA Department of State on Election Security at the Local Level 

The LWVWC encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. 

The LWVWC is nonpartisan and committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

LWVWC DEI Resources