2024 November Poll Volunteers
It’s Game Time!
Tuesday, November 5th is Election Day.
The Brandywine Creek Democrats have been hard at work canvassing, phone banking, notifying voters of defective mail-in ballots, and chasing ballots that have not been returned. We owe a huge thanks to all our amazing volunteers in East & West Bradford and East Fallowfield. Well done!
Now it’s your turn – help us elect an outstanding slate of Democratic Party candidates. Vote for Dems (the first name on the ballot in each race) up and down the ballot. You’ll be voting to move us forward, not take us back. You’ll be voting for experience, for progress, for empathy, and for a better Chester County and country.
Our Committeepersons and amazing volunteers will be manning the Dem tables outside on Election Day. Please stop and say hi and pick up a sample ballot; you can also download one here. The Poll Greeters can help with any questions you have about the voting process or this year’s candidates and races. You may be confident to know that we will also have certified poll watchers inside to monitor the voting and look for disruptive, illegal activity to report to the Chester County Democrats’ legal election response team.
And in case you are still on the fence about the presidency, here’s a great closing message from Kamala Harris.
See you Tuesday (unless you’ve already voted.)
Important message from Brandywine Creek Dems Zone Leader Jenn Fenn
I’m sure I don’t need to remind everyone of the importance of this year’s Presidential Election. In addition to electing Kamala Harris & Tim Walz (and saving democracy), we will be working to re-elect our senior US Senator Bob Casey and Chester County’s own Chrissy Houlahan to the US House of Representatives.
Democrats hold the slimmest of majorities (102-101) in the state House and need to gain three state Senate seats to have the majority there. That would enable state government to finally solve some of the real problems of the Commonwealth that Republicans refuse to address. These include real support for public education, addressing gun safety, climate and environment action, and guaranteeing reproductive freedoms.
I can assure you that Republicans are going to fight hard for every seat; as a ‘swing state’, Pennsylvania is in the forefront of the Presidential race as well as control of Congress. We’ve already seen what promises to be a tsunami of Republican negative attack ads – because when your candidates and policies are so bad and out of step they can’t find new voters, they must instead turn voters to hate Democrats.
And when Republican candidates can’t win fairly, their only hope (like with the ‘Big Lie’ in 2020) is to cloud elections with confusion and uncertainty and hope to cheat their way to victory. We must not let that happen. Donald Trump and Republicans are recruiting 100,000 ‘Election Integrity’ poll watchers, poll workers, and poll judges, holding in-person and virtual training sessions in Pennsylvania. There is little doubt these ‘MAGA Patriots’ will claim, without evidence, voting irregularities sufficient to delay election results and take these lies all the way to the extreme right Supreme Court.
This is where we need your help. We must not only work for massive turnout here in Chester County to build irrefutable win margins, but we must also find volunteers for poll watching and vote count monitoring to ensure that, when taken to courts, wild Republican claims and lies are defeated by evidence and our own monitoring.
Please consider volunteering to work on Election Day (or night) for real election integrity. You can sign up here and we will work with you for training and scheduling.
November 5, 2024 – General Election Candidates
Democratic Candidates on the November 5 Ballot:
President – VP Kamala Harris Vice President- Tim Walz Senator – Robert Casey
State Attorney General – Eugene DePasquale
State Auditor General – Malcolm Kenyatta
State Treasurer – Erin McClelland
CHESTER COUNTY LOCAL CANDIDATE PROFILES
US Congress 6th District House
Chrissy Houlahan
Elected to the US House in 2018 as the first woman and first Democrat to represent PA-06, Chrissy Houlahan is an Air Force veteran, engineer, entrepreneur, and educator. She serves on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Small Business Committees. She’s on the leadership team of the New Democrat Coalition and is the co-founder of three Congressional Caucuses: Women in STEM, For County, and The Servicewomen, and Women Veterans Caucus.
Carolyn Comitta State Senate 19th District https://www.pasenatorcomitta.com/
East and West Bradford & East Fallowfield
An Environmental Champion. An Educator. A Community Leader. A Trusted Public Servant. A Friend You Can Count On. Throughout her career, Carolyn has embraced all of those roles and more. As State Senator for Pennsylvania’s 19th District, she is working to support strong public schools, a clean environment, affordable healthcare, renewable energy, economic growth, and safe, welcoming communities where we all have an opportunity to thrive. In the Senate, Carolyn serves as minority chair of the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and on the Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Aging and Youth, Education, and Local Government Committees. Before that, Carolyn served two terms, beginning in 2016, as State Representative for the 156th Legislative District. But she is perhaps most well known for being the first woman and first bipartisan-elected mayor of West Chester, a position she was elected to in 2010 after serving two terms on West Chester Borough Council. To all her roles, Carolyn brings the perspective of an educator, a small business owner, a mother and a grandmother, and a neighbor who cares.
Christopher Pielli State Rep 156th District https://www.pahouse.com/Pielli/
East Bradford Township
From serving our country in the U.S. Army to our county as the first Democratic Recorder of Deeds, Chris Pielli built his career around public service. Pielli is a father, a husband, an attorney, a veteran, and a teacher. He was a Democratic State Committeeperson, and a Township Supervisor. As the Republican Party threatens our basic freedoms, Pielli chooses to fight—defending voting rights; protecting our air, water, and the environment; fighting for healthcare and equal rights.
Christina Sappey State Rep 158th District https://www.pahouse.com/Sappey
West Bradford & East Fallowfield Townships
Prior to her election as State Representative in 2018, Christina Sappey was in senior staff positions for three state legislators since 2006. She currently serves on the PA House Committees on Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Local Government, and Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness. Christina is an appointed member of the bi-partisan, bi-cameral PA Local Government Commission, as well as a member of the Autism and Intellectual Disabilities Caucus, Blue-Green, Climate Caucus, Ladies of the House, Mental Health Caucus, PA SAFE Caucus, and Women’s Health Caucus.
General Election – November 5, 2024
Last day to register to vote: October 22, 2024
Last day to request a mail-in or absentee ballot: October 29, 2024