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Are Yinz Registered to Vote?

I’ve spent the past few days at home with the flu, which has given me plenty of time to watch the Presidential debate previews, documentaries on the candidates, the debates and the debate recaps. Twelve years ago, I had never voted, but a few month after attending a candidate MeetUp at the Church Brew Works, I quit my job and went to work full time on the presidential campaign.

Today, September 27 is National Voter Registration Day, a perfect excuse for a post on registering to vote.

October 11, 2016 is the LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE before the November General Election. If you plan to vote in Pennsylvania on November 8, you MUST submit your voter registration by October 11.

Register to Vote or Update Your Voter Registration in Pennsylvania

Online Voter Registration

This is the first presidential election that you can register to vote online in Pennsylvania. You can register to vote online here: http://bit.ly/25tqFa3.

Paper Voter Registration

Fill out, print and mail a voter registration form. Click here to use our handy voter registration tool provided by RockTheVote.

Are yinz registered to vote? Tue Oct. 11 is the LAST DAY to register in PA to vote in Nov. #votepgh

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Remind Your Friends & Get Involved

RSVP & invite your friends to attend this Election Day Event on Facebook. It is my goal to get 1000 people to RSVP to this event before election day.
Pole 2 Polls: Help craft hand made signage.
Like the League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh on Facebook.

Know of other groups or organizations that are planning activities around voter registration or election day? Please leave a comment below.

Tweet the Vote – Twitter Guide to the Primary Election

Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 19, 2015 is primary election day in Pittsburgh. Most of the registered voters in Pittsburgh are democrats (I have been trying to find the exact percentage of Pittsburgh voters who are registered as democrats, but I have yet to find that statistic). As a result, most of the elections in the City of Pittsburgh are determined in the Primary election. If you want to be able to vote for these candidates in the the primary election, you will need to be registered as a democrat. Voters who are registered as Republican, Independent or any other party can still vote in the Primary election, but there are very few candidates in the City of Pittsburgh who don’t run as democrats.

Please remind your friends, family and neighbors to vote. Voter turnout for the 2014 Primary Election in Allegheny County was 20.46% for the Democrats and 10.65% for the Republicans.

Twitter Accounts for Candidates on the Ballot

Here is a list of all of the candidates who are on the ballot and have twitter accounts. If you know of a candidate who is missing, please leave a comment below and we will update the list.

Running For	Name	Twitter Account	# of Followers as of 5/18/2015
Pittsburgh City Council District 1	Darlene Harris	@Darlene4PGH	531
Pittsburgh City Council District 1	Randy Zotter	@RZotter	107
Pittsburgh City Council District 3	Bruce Kraus	@BruceKraus	2320
Pittsburgh City Council District 5	Kimberly Kaplan	@TeamKaplan2015	25
Pittsburgh City Council District 5	Corey O’Connor	@CoreyOConnorPGH	2424
Pittsburgh City Council District 7	Deb Gross	@DebGrossPGH	1674
Pittsburgh City Council District 7	Latasha Mayes	@duxfemfac	858
Pittsburgh City Council District 9	Rev. Ricky Burgess	@revrickyburgess (has not posted since 2010)	151
Pittsburgh City Council District 9	Judith Ginyard	@Ginyard4Council	45
Pittsburgh City Controller	Michael Lamb	@ControllerLamb	1330
Pittsburgh City Controller	Natalia Rudiak	@NataliaRudiak	5083
		@Natalia4PGH	413
Allegheny County Controller	Mark Patrick Flaherty	@Flaherty2015	148
Allegheny County Controller	Chelsa Wagner	@ChelsaWagner	1169
Pittsburgh School Board District 4	Kirk Burkley	@KirkBurkley (Private Account)	63
		@CandidateKirk	73
Pittsburgh School Board District 4	Lynda Wrenn	@LyndaWrenn	115

A Twitter list of all of the candidates is available here.

Looking for a list of all of the candidates? Check out our google doc of candidates, websites, Facebook pages etc. here – feel free to add more information to this spreadsheet.

Candidate List – Pittsburgh Primary Election – May 2015 – Google Sheets

Invite Your Friends to Vote on Facebook

Remind your friends that Tuesday is election day by inviting them to the VotePGH Primary Election Day Facebook event here.

Are you registered to vote?

There are several projects that we launched in 2013 that I’m particularly proud of – one that comes to mind today is votePGH. This was a little project that we put together, with the help of some other generous volunteers who created the logo and designed the website in just a few days. The goal of votePGH is to generate awareness about upcoming elections and to make sure Pittsburghers are registered to vote.

Yesterday, I attended the inauguration of Bill Peduto as the 60th mayor of Pittsburgh. I usually don’t write much about politics here on IheartPGH, but this blog was created from many conversations that I had with Natalia Rudiak, whom I first met when I was working on Bill Peduto’s campaign in 2005.

The transition teams for new mayor and the inauguration yesterday have left me thinking about civic engagement. I’m interested in how bloggers and social media can connect people to government and it all starts with voting. Continue reading →

16 Awesome Events in April

April showers (snow or rain) will eventually bring May flowers. While we are waiting for those flowers to sprout, there are a whole lot of events happening in Pittsburgh this month. From StartUp Weekend to the Dirty Ball – there is plenty to do in Pittsburgh this month.

votePGH events : May 21st is Election Day in the city of Pittsburgh. Voters will head to the polls to choose the next mayor. There are lots of events where you can meet the candidates and learn more about their visions for the city of Pittsburgh. We’ve included some of the mayoral forums below. If you know of other candidate events – please let us know in the comments.

Just a reminder – anyone can submit events to the IheartPGH events calendar. Click here to submit an event.

1.	Friday April 5, 2013	Outside the Box Location: Union Project Annual fundrasier for Future Tenant Art Gallery
2.	Friday April 5, 2013	INCH BY INCH, BLOCK BY BLOCK – A 1″ Button Art Show Opening Location: Roboto Project Over 250 pins will be on display There will be a new slate of ROBOTO pins and new custom pins from (at least) five local artists including Max Traffic, Mike Q Roth, Jes LaVecchia, Andy Scott and Dave Scheponik.
3.	Friday-Sunday April 5-7, 2013	StartUp Weekend Pittsburgh Location: East Liberty Presbyterian Social Hall & ShiftPgh (111 North Whitfield Street) Weekend event where teams create a business in 48 hours
4.	Saturday April 6, 2013	ReWork’s Scrimmage in the Rustbelt Location: Thrill Mill The Scrimmage in the Rustbelt is about supporting and accelerating businesses based in the Rustbelt region that are striving to improve our community and environment. Learn Google’s method for rapid prototyping through an interactive day of problem solving with the region’s top entrepreneurs and business leaders.
5.	Saturday – Sunday April 6 & 7, 2013	Banff Mountain Film Festival Location: Byham Theater, 101 6th treet, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 The Banff Film Festival tours the world and stops in Pittsburgh each spring Benefits Venture Outdoors Tickets are available here
6.	Sunday April 7, 2013	Soup N’At Location: Union Project 801 N. Negley Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15206 For a $10 donation, SOUP N’AT attendees receive a tasty meal and a ballot. All proceeds are pooled into a cash award. Artists present their ideas, and attendees cast their votes to determine which proposal will receive funding. The winning proposal is announced at the conclusion of the evening.
7.	Tuesday April 9, 2013	Social Entrepreneurs’ Meetup Featuring GTECH: How Hard is Creating a Green Job? Location: Revv Oakland Andrew Butcher, Executive Director of GTECH (Growth Through Energy & Community Health) which works in Larimer, the North Side, and all around Pittsburgh, doing land reclamation will speak at this monthly meetup.
8.	Friday April 12, 2013	PULSEations 2013 Location: Union Projct Fundraiser for PULSE – a nonprofit that recruits college graduates to Pittsburgh and partners young leaders with Pittsburgh non-profit organizations. Facebook Event Link
9.	Thursday April 11, 2013	votePGH – Community & Economic Development Mayoral Candidates Forum hosted by Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group Union Project Please RSVP to csandvig@pcrg.org by April 5, 2013
10.	SundayApril 14, 2013	Having Our SAY and Eating It Too: Indie Publishing Panel This is a panel discussion on the possibilities of indie publishing in the age of Amazon. Two touring NYC writer/publishers will be on the panel, along with three Pittsburgh small press folks. East End Book Exchange
11.	MondayApril 15, 2013	Propelle Presents: So You Want to Open a Storefront Location: Shining Light Prenatal Education, Butler Street Panel discussion hosted by the Women’s networking group Propelle Panelists include female business owners from all over Pittsburgh Tickets are limited Facebook Event
12.	Thursday April 18, 2013	votePGH – Candidate’s Forum on Women in Western Pennsylvania Location: Welker Room, James Laughlin Music Hall, Chatham University Join Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates & PAC and candidates for the Pittsburgh Mayoral race and City Council candidates for an in depth conversation about the status of women in Pittsburgh and their plans to support and improve issues that affect women in our community
13.	Wednesday April 24, 2013	votePGH – Candidates Forum on Greenspace Issues Location: Heinz History Center Please RSVP here Facebook Event Link
14.	Wednesday April 24, 2013	The 2013 Beer vs. Cocktails Dinner Location: East End Brewing, 147 Julius St.,Pittsburgh, PA 15206 5 course dinner with beer and cocktails at the brewery This is just one of the MANY events for Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week (check out the entire Craft Beer Week schedule here).
15.	Saturday April 27, 2013	The Dirty Ball Location: The Clock Building, 2010 Mary Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Annual fundraiser for Attack Theater Facebook Event Link
16.	Saturday & Sunday April 27 & 28, 2013	Art All Night 16 Location: Warehouse at 40th and Willow Streets, Lawrenceville 16th Annual 24-hour art show Anyone can submit art for the show

Voter Guides and Election Day Links for Pittsburgh

Tuesday, November 6 is election day – in addtion to voting for the President – there are lots of other races on the ballot that should be on your radar. But just as importantly for Pittsburgh – May 21, 2013 is the primary election for Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and even-numbered city council seats. If you aren’t registered to vote – please take a moment to register so you are ready for the Primary election in May. Click here to fill out a voter registration form.

Below are some links to voting resources as well as local voting guides and endorsements from Pittsburgh bloggers. We are posting links to guides and blog posts from both democrats and republicans.

Find Your Poling Place & Voting Info

Poling Place Locator:

Vote411.org – a non-partisan polling place locator run by the League of Women Voters
VotesPA.com – PA Department of State’s Voting Info Website

Election Protection

866ourvote.org or call 1-866-687-8683
Additionally the Post-Gazette would like to be notified of any voting issues from their Facebook page “Also, please notify the Post-Gazette about irregularities by sending an email to localnews@post-gazette.com with subject line ‘Voting Problems.'”

Voter Guides

Last week we asked our followers on Facebook and Twitter to share links to voter guides – the following we submitted to us.

Smart Voter from the PA League of Women Voters
PA Family Voter
Planned Parenthood of PA
Forest Hills-Regent Square Patch: 2012 General Election Guide
Endorsement from the Post-Gazette & Tribune Review – The Pittsburgh Political blog 2 political junkies has compiled a list of all of the endorsements made by each paper.

#VotePGH – Tweet The Vote

We’ll be following the hashtag #votepgh and sharing photos and links through election day – please use #votepgh in your tweets so we can follow along

What Pittsburgh Bloggers Are Saying About the Election

Here are some posts by local bloggers about the election.

Loud and Pithy – Why I Will Vote for Obama
Red Pen Mama – The Top 5 Reasons I’m Voting for Obama Again
WhatIfPost.com –What’s at stake for healthcare in this election
Liz Labz – Your Right Not To Vote (And why it’s bullsh*t)

If you have a post about the election or a voter guide we should add to the list please leave the link in the comments below.

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Tag Archives: votepgh

Are Yinz Registered to Vote?

Register to Vote or Update Your Voter Registration in Pennsylvania

Remind Your Friends & Get Involved

Tweet the Vote – Twitter Guide to the Primary Election

Twitter Accounts for Candidates on the Ballot

Invite Your Friends to Vote on Facebook

Are you registered to vote?

16 Awesome Events in April

Outside the Box

INCH BY INCH, BLOCK BY BLOCK – A 1″ Button Art Show Opening

StartUp Weekend Pittsburgh

ReWork’s Scrimmage in the Rustbelt

Banff Mountain Film Festival

Soup N’At

Social Entrepreneurs’ Meetup Featuring GTECH: How Hard is Creating a Green Job?

PULSEations 2013

votePGH – Community & Economic Development Mayoral Candidates Forum

Having Our SAY and Eating It Too: Indie Publishing Panel

Propelle Presents: So You Want to Open a Storefront

votePGH – Candidate’s Forum on Women in Western Pennsylvania

votePGH – Candidates Forum on Greenspace Issues

The 2013 Beer vs. Cocktails Dinner

The Dirty Ball

Art All Night 16

Voter Guides and Election Day Links for Pittsburgh

Find Your Poling Place & Voting Info

Voter Guides

#VotePGH – Tweet The Vote

What Pittsburgh Bloggers Are Saying About the Election