Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Citizens for a Better Norristown aims to encourage and support average citizens with little political experience who want to run for office in Norristown, East Norriton and West Norriton.
More the three dozen residents turned out for a reception at the Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library on Monday evening hosted by grassroots political group Citizens for a Better Norristown (CBN). According to members of the group, the aim of the evening was to introduce average citizens to the political process and encourage residents to run for local office. "We want to see good, quality people in office," said John Milligan, an executive committee member of CBN. This election season, the organization hopes to identify and support candidates, increase voter participation and educate voters. Speakers for the Monday evening program included West Norriton Commissioner Brian Kennedy, East Norriton Supervisor John Zurzola, Former …
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Piazza's inaugural bid for the Hall of Fame falls short as the Baseball Writers' Association of America fail to elect anyone on the 2013 ballot.
Long regarded as one of the best hitting catchers of all time, Mike Piazza, a Norristown native, has failed in his inaugural bid for enshrinement at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. In his first year on the ballot, Piazza received 57.8 percent of the vote, which is 98 votes shy of the 75 percent requirement for election, according to the New York Times. Piazza wasn't alone, though, as voters with the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) failed to elect anyone on the 2013 ballot, which featured other big names including Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire and Jeff Bagwell. The vote sent a clear message against the use of performance-enhancing drugs, and showed that even players like Piazza, who …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Norristown Patch visited election polls all over Norristown and West Norriton today and despite some long lines and a heated debate or two, folks are happy with how this election day turned out.
As contentious as this election cycle has been this time around, I half expected that my tour of polling places today would be fraught with battling poll watchers and political ideologues at each others' throats. I'm happy to say it was, in fact, downright delightful. I missed most of the longer lines of the early morning, but poll workers were pleased to tell me all about it and how smoothly it was going – except for a few isolated incidents. It turns out earlier in the morning (probably before folks had a chance to have their coffee and were a bit cranky), the political discourse got a bit heated over at the Stewart Middle School poll and some harsh words were exchanged. A similar incident happened at Eisenhower Middle School as well, …
Norristown residents can see sample ballots, find polling places and see who's running for what in their town.
It's Election Day and Norristown Patch has put together a voting guide for Norristown residents. We've got sample ballots you can download, a guide to which candidates are running for what seats and the locations of all your local polling places. Norristown residents have the following options of candidates to choose from (click on the candidate's name to go to their campaign website): For President & Vice President For U.S Senator Attorney General Auditor General State Treasurer Representative in Congress – District 13 Senator in the General Assembly – District 17 Norristown Voting Districts 1-1, 1-4, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3 Representative in the General Assembly – District 150 Norristown Voting Districts 1-2, 1-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 …
East Norriton residents can see sample ballots, find polling places and see who's running for what in their town.
It's Election Day and Norristown Patch has put together a voting guide for East Norriton residents. We've got sample ballots you can download, a guide to which candidates are running for what seats and the locations of all your local polling places. East Norriton residents have the following options of candidates to choose from (click on the candidate's name to go to their campaign website): For President & Vice President For U.S Senator Attorney General Auditor General State Treasurer East Norriton Voting Districts 1-1, 1-3, 1-4 Representative in Congress – District 7 East Norriton Voting Districts 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4 Representative in Congress – District 13 Senator in the General Assembly – District 17 East Norriton Voting Districts …
West Norriton residents can see sample ballots, find polling places and see who's running for what in their town.
It's Election Day and Norristown Patch has put together a voting guide for West Norriton residents. We've got sample ballots you can download, a guide to which candidates are running for what seats and the locations of all your local polling places. West Norriton residents have the following options of candidates to choose from (click on the candidate's name to go to their campaign website): For President & Vice President For U.S Senator Attorney General Auditor General State Treasurer West Norriton Voting Districts 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2 Representative in Congress – District 6 West Norriton Voting Districts 1-2, 2-2, 4-1, 4-2 Representative in Congress – District 7 West Norriton Voting Districts 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2 Representative in the …
Bridgeport and King of Prussia residents can see sample ballots, find polling places and see who's running for what in their town.
It's Election Day and Norristown Patch has put together a voting guide for some of our neighbors in Upper Merion. We've got sample ballots you can download, a guide to which candidates are running for what seats and the locations of all your local polling places. Bridgeport and King of Prussia residents have the following options of candidates to choose from (click on the candidate's name to go to their campaign website): For President & Vice President For U.S Senator Attorney General Auditor General State Treasurer Representative in Congress – District 13 Senator in the General Assembly – District 17 Representative in the General Assembly – District 149 Voters also have the option to write in the name of a candidate of their choice. You …
Daylin Leach will face off with Charles Gehret on Election Day.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
A closer look at the race for the 17th State Senatorial District, which is made up Bridgeport, Conshohocken, West Conshocken, Narberth and Norristown Boroughs, and East Norriton, Lower Merion, Narberth, Plymouth and Upper Merion Townships in Montgomery county, and parts of Delaware County. About Daylin Leach: Daylin Leach spent 17 years practicing law before being elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2002, and the State Senate in 2009. In the Senate, Leach serves as the Democratic Chair of the Judiciary Committee, and on the Communications and Technology, Aging and Youth, Local Government, Policy, and Public Health and Welfare Committees. Learn more about Leach's background here. About Charles Gehret: Charles Gehret …
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Are you unsure who to choose when voting for president or just want to check that you’re making the right decision?
Going through all the literature out there to make sure the candidate you choose agrees with your on all the different issues can be very time consuming. A number of different websites have pulled that information into easy quiz formats to help you decide who to vote for, some even weigh how important each issue is to you. Here are some of the more mainstream quizzes online to help you choose whether to vote for President Barack Obama or former Gov. Mitt Romney or a third party candidate when casting your vote for president on Tuesday. Have you found other sites that you like? What do you think of these? Are they pretty accurate with your views? Share your opinions in the comments are below.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
There will also be a Green Party entry for President and Vice President.
Pennsylvania voters will see four pairs of names on their ballots when making their choice for the next President and Vice President of the United States on Nov. 6. Along with the Democratic Party's nomination of Barack Obama and Joe Biden as President and Vice President, respectively, and the Republican Party's nomination of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, the Libertarian Party has nominated Gary Johnson and James P. Gray as its president and vice president. The Green Party has nominated Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala. Click on the names above to learn more about each ticket. Four other Libertarians will appear on Pennsylvania ballots on Nov. 6 in statewide races: Will you vote for any non-Republican or non-Democratic candidates? Tell us why in …
Sally19401
6:53 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
I certainly hope we have some diverse, well qualified candidates run in Norristown. I would be behind them 100%. I'm not sure who would want to spend all of this time running for office but I remain hopeful of good candidates coming forward. more ›