This will not happen here!

Greetings ,

When Governor Wolf first proposed making voting by mail legal in Pennsylvania no one really knew what to expect. For many of us, it was one of several long-overdue election reforms my Democratic colleagues and I enthusiastically supported. That was before the Corona virus pandemic struck.

Now the change looks prescient. At the time, none of us knew how important voting by mail would be in keeping us safe from unnecessary exposure to COVID-19. And, none of us knew how it would impact voter turnout.

At the close of business yesterday, the deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot, in my district a total of 10,431 Democrats requested a ballot and 4,976 have been returned to date, evidence of a higher than expected Democratic voter turnout. Only 3,853 Republicans requested ballots, suggesting a significant enthusiasm gap in our favor.

Our challenge will be to get ballots returned to the election office before 8 p.m. on Primary Election Day, June 2^nd. Postmarks do not matter if the ballot is not in the hands of Voter Services before 8 p.m on Election Day.

My team will be following up with Democratic voters via text messaging, phone calls and social media. You can help the effort by making a donation to my campaign today to help us fund our GOTV drive.

Plan B

For voters who do not trust dropping their ballots in the mail at this point, there are alternatives:

• Any voter may drop their ballot off in person in the Vote-by-Mail Ballot Drop Box located in the lobby of the Chester County Government Servies Center (GSC), 601 Westtown Rd., in West Chester from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., weekdays through Election Day. If after hours or the weekend is more convenient, entrance to the GSC may be gained 24-7 by ringing for a security guard at the GSC main entrance to get access to the lobby ballot drop box.

• If you haven’t received your ballot or have misplaced it, and you applied before the deadline of Tuesday, May 26, you can go to Voter Services, Suite 150 in the GSC during regular office hours Monday through Friday and a have new ballot printed that you can complete and submit in person. Voter Services requests you call 610.344.6410 first, so they can prepare the ballot for you and limit your waiting time.

• If you do not receive your ballot or have spoiled or misplaced it, you can go to your polling place on Election Day and vote by provisional ballot.  Be sure and check your polling place address. There have been a few changes.

If you haven’t already, get that ballot mailed in or dropped off!

Thank you,

Kristine

PS – Though my constituent service office is closed to foot traffic, my staff and I are here for you as we continue serving you by phone at (610) 251-1070 and email.

www.KristineHoward.com

Committee to Elect Kristine
PO Box 252
Malvern, PA 19355
United States

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