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Collegeville's Official

Democrat Newsletter

Late-October 2020

Readers:

Message from

Collegeville Democrats

Voting Makes Change Happen

The most important thing that you can do to put the USA back on the right track: VOTE.

Please: don't assume that enough other people will vote to make a difference; we saw that happen in 2016 when people thought Clinton would win so they sat the election out. Whether our current slate of candidates is your first choice or not, they are ALL going to work hard to bring back the principals and ideals that we cherish about our country. Trump and the Republicans have a very different agenda, which we have seen play out over the past four years. We need YOUR vote.

And we need your voice on social media: encourage your friends to vote; talk to people; volunteer with the Democrats. We need to take our country back, and the best and easiest tool in our toolbox is casting a ballot for hope, for change, for the Democratic ticket.

Please vote.

YOUR VOTES MATTER
The General Election is Tuesday November 3^rd.
Our candidates need your support!

Candidate's Corner
2020 Democratic Ticket Collegeville, PA

The candidate photos are linked to the "meet-the-candidate" page for each person. For the main landing page of each candidate's website, click on the text link.

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris
Candidates for President and Vice President of the United States

Read more about Joe here.
Read more about Kamala here.

Madeleine Dean
Candidate for PA 4^th Congressional District
Read more about Mad here.

Josh Shapiro
Candidate for Pennsylvania Attorney General
Read more about Josh here.

Joe Torsella
Candidate for Pennsylvania Treasurer
Read more about Joe here.

Nina Ahmad
Candidate for Pennsylvania Auditor General
Read more about Nina here.

Joe Webster
Candidate for State Rep 150^th Legislative District
Read more about Joe here.

Want to AVOID the polls on Election Day?

Register and Vote Absentee or Mail-In (Drop Off)

Absentee & Mail-in Voting Deadlines

If you have already applied for an absentee or mail-in ballot, it is time to VOTE your ballot and return it!

November 3 @ 8PM: All civilian "voted" ballots must be returned to the County Board of Elections Office. Please note that postmarks do not apply. They must have your ballot in hand by that date.

VOTING YOUR ABSENTEE OR MAIL-IN BALLOT

You must follow ALL instructions on your ballot or your ballot WILL BE Thrown Out
Call 1-833-728-6837 if you need help

VOTE YOUR BALLOT:
- Using a black or blue pen, fill in the “bubbles” next to the Candidate’s name
- Be sure to USE THE SAME PEN for the entire ballot
INSERT YOUR MARKED BALLOT IN THE WHITE SECRECY ENVELOPE;
- make sure there are no marks on the secrecy envelope
PLACE WHITE SECRECY ENVELOPE IN THE RETURN ENVELOPE that has the Montgomery County Voter Services (Board of Elections) address on it.
SIGN AND DATE THE DECLARATION on the back of the outside of the return envelope, completing all requested information
DELIVER YOUR BALLOT (inside the TWO envelopes)
- See the box below for address information

Delivering your VOTED Mail-In Ballot

At this point, we do NOT recommend mailing your ballot by USPS because of mail delays. Make sure your vote counts! There are Drop Boxes in several locations in Montgomery County, or you can drop your ballot at a satellite voter services office.

If you decide to mail your ballot:
A single first-class stamp is sufficient to cover USPS postage cost. Mail to:

Montgomery County Voter Services

P.O. Box 311
Norristown, PA 19401-0311

If you want to send it via private courier (or drop it off yourself):
You'll need to use the street address:

Montgomery County Voter Services

One Montgomery Plaza
425 Swede Street
Ste 602
Norristown, PA 19401

Drop Box Locations
There are several Drop Box locations around the county. The two closest are in Royersford and Skippack.

Click here to see the flyer that lists all Drop Box locations.

Satellite Office Locations
There are four Satellite Office locations around Montgomery County. They are in Lansdale, Pottstown, Willow Grove and Narberth.
Click here to see the list of all Satellite Office locations.

Planning to go to the polls on Election Day?

Here's where you will vote in person:

Montgomery County's Paper Voting System:

At the polling location, voters receive a paper ballot, fill it out, and then scan it. There are additional rules about who hands you the ballot, who tears off a tab on the ballot, etc. So it will be important to pay attention to the instructions. The great news is that there is now a paper audit trail!

For more information, click here.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are answered here.
Watch instructional VIDEOS here.

2020 GENERAL ELECTION
COLLEGEVILLE POLLING LOCATIONS

Collegeville 1:
Trinity Reformed Church United Church of Christ
532 East Main Street
Collegeville, PA 19426

Collegeville 2:
Key Bank Building
364 East Main Street
Collegeville, PA 19426

Collegeville 3:
Borough Hall
491 East Main Street
Collegeville, PA 19426

ALSO NOTE:

BALLOT DROP BOX LOCATIONS

MONTGOMERY COUNTY VOTING INFO

GET INVOLVED!!

Click on the images below to see how you can volunteer to help get Democrats elected THIS year.

You can also email MCDC: info@mcdems
Or call for more information: 610-272-2000

UPCOMING EVENTS

Collegeville Democrats' monthly meeting
Last Wed of each month, 7:30-9pm online (for now)

November (TBA)

Borough Council Meeting:
1st Wednesday of every month at 7pm on Zoom (during the pandemic)

Absentee Ballot Application Deadline:
Tuesday Oct. 27, 2020 at 5pm

Absentee Ballots Due at Voter Services:
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 at 8pm

Election Day:
November 3, 2020, 7am-8pm