Voting is the essential act of democracy! There are those who are trying to make it harder to vote, or who question the outcome of fair elections. You can stand up to them by just that simple act of voting, whether in person or by mail.

Has anyone said to you: “But I voted for president the last time around”? Tell them: “Our democratic system has 2 elections a year, every year: a primary election in the spring and a general election in the fall. You don’t vote once every 4 years, you vote 8 times in 4 years! Anyone who votes only in the presidential general election is losing out on 87.5% of the opportunity to be heard at the polls.”

Pennsylvania has almost a million more Democrats than Republicans. But Democrats have fewer seats in the US Congress and PA General Assembly as Republicans. Why? A major factor is voter turnout.

Every election matters, whether you are voting for a president who will lead the nation, a school board member who will help set local education policy and budgets, or a senator who will help determine the next appointee to the US Supreme Court.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

-Maya Angelou

Our opponents in the State Legislature have clearly declared what they stand for, but do we believe them?

We better because they are already planning their next steps. Just this past July they amended a bill, which if passes, will directly impact Women’s Healthcare and Voting Rights.

This bill sets the stage to ensure they can make abortion absolutely illegal, it places limits on who can vote and creates a pathway for overturning the will of the people in free and fair elections.

It would be nice if these statements were only talking points from bad campaign advertisements, they are not. Please read the bill yourself and make a plan to vote this November 8th – Democrat all the way down the ballot.

PA Senate Bill 106

Almost a dozen local and statewide candidates ventured to the picnic as everyone gears up for November’s all-important judicial and municipal elections.

Among the VIPs in attendance were Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan, Supreme Court candidate Maria McLaughlin, Superior Court Candidate Timika Lane and Commonwealth Court candidate Lori Dumas.  

Our zone was well represented at CCDC’s “Back Together Picnic” on June 25 with Great Valley school board candidate Andrea Rizzo (second from left) mingling with AZL Marsha Peltz, CCDC Vice Chair Jerry  Pyne and District Leader (and EW Supervisor) Sue Drummond.

In 1787 as Benjamin Franklin was walking out of Independence Hall after the Constitutional Convention, someone shouted out, “Doctor, what have we got? A republic or a monarchy?” To which Franklin supposedly responded, with a rejoinder at once witty and ominous: “A republic, if you can keep it.”

As we witnessed the mob insurrection in Washington DC, we are reminded of just how fragile our democracy is. The work that we do demonstrates that we understand that we shape our government through ballots, not bullets. It is the electoral process, protected by our Constitution, that is the foundation of our democracy.

Because of our efforts, Democratic candidates did extraordinarily well in East Whiteland and Charlestown. Each candidate won every precinct in our zone. In addition, we continue to outperform the county results by 4-5% even though the county results have been trending up for Democrats.

Our zone delivered a 3,054 vote margin for President-elect Biden. We have improved upon the overall results for Democratic candidates compared to the 2016 and 2018 elections, especially for the candidates running for state offices.

Despite Covid-19, despite President Trump’s attempts to disrupt mail-in ballots, we persevered and made a difference. It is a confirmation of Margaret Mead’s belief in civic engagement when she stated, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

Please consider getting involved as there are a number of ways to volunteer.

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For the November 3,2020 election two of our normal polling locations are not available. Immaculata East Whiteland 1 and People’s Pantry East Whiteland 3 will be voting on November 3,2020 at the Great Valley Middle School on Phoenixville Pike (east of Route 401).

Here is the list of polling location of our 7 Precincts.

Charlestown at Charlestown ElementaryEW 1 and EW 3 are voting at Great Valley Middle School.
EW 2 at Great Valley Administration Building
EW 4 and EW 5 at East Whiteland Township Building
EW 6 at People’s Light

Other Chester County polling location changes. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jp9EHqoS5lHiuba07NStAtYg0qQ_PuNv/view?usp=sharing

Or consider voting by mail! The deadline for applying for vote by mail is October 27 at 5 PM. Apply online using ewcdems.com/m of in person at Voter Services or one of the satellite voter service offices – see below. If you apply in person, Voter Services can print your ballot and envelopes and on that single trip, you can vote!

Voter Services Office

Location	Hours of Operation
Chester County Government Services Center 601 Westtown Rd, West Chester	Mon 8:30AM-4:30PM Tue  8:30AM-4:30PM Wed 8:30AM-7:00PM Thur 8:30AM-4:30PM Fri    8:30AM-4:30PM Sat   9:00AM-1:00PM Sun  CLOSED

Satellite Offices

Location	Hours of Operation
Henrietta Hankin Branch 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs 610-344-4635 or 610-344-4659	Mon 9:30AM-5:00PM Tue  9:30AM-8:00PM Wed 9:30AM-5:00PM Thur 9:30AM-8:00PM Fri    9:30AM-5:00PM Sat   9:00AM-1:00PM Sun   CLOSED
Oxford Public Library  48 S Second Street, Oxford 610-344-4673 or 610-344-4682	Mon 10:00AM-5:00PM Tue    1:00PM-8:00PM Wed 10:00AM-5:00PM Thur  1:00PM-8:00PM Fri    10:00AM-2:00PM Sat    9:00AM-1:00PM Sun   CLOSED

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