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NORRISTOWN PA – Of four incumbents running for re-election without opposition to the Pottsgrove School District Board of School Directors in Tuesday’s (May 19, 2009) Pennsylvania primary elections, board member Nancy Landes garnered the highest number of total votes cast among candidates who cross-filed for nomination by both Republicans and Democrats, according to unofficial results from the Montgomery County (PA) Board of Elections.

She also earned the highest number of votes cast by Democrats. Board President Michael Neiffer earned the highest number of votes from Republicans. One candidate, board member Philip Keogh, filed only as a Republican.

Tables showing individual party results in the contest, made available early Wednesday (May 20, 2009) from the Board of Elections website, appear below. The top table, labeled “TOTAL,” is a compilation by The Sanatoga Post for purposes of reader comparison, and was not supplied by the county.

Results specific to Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township were not immediately available.

TOTAL – Pottsgrove School Director

Six of six precincts, 100% reporting

Under Votes	3369
Over Votes	0
	Vote Count	Percent
B. Scott Fulmer	956	27.13%
Nancy Landes	975	27.65%
Michael G. Neiffer	959	27.21%
Philip G. Keogh Jr.	635	18.01%
Total	3525	100.00%

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Democrat – Pottsgrove School Director

Six of six precincts, 100% reporting

Under Votes	1366
Over Votes	0
	Vote Count	Percent
B. Scott Fulmer	307	33.23%
Nancy Landes	325	35.17%
Michael G. Neiffer	292	31.60%
Total	924	100.00%

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Republican – Pottsgrove School Director

Six of six precincts, 100% reporting

Under Votes	2003
Over Votes	0
	Vote Count	Percent
Nancy Landes	650	24.99%
Philip G. Keogh Jr.	635	24.41%
Michael G. Neiffer	667	25.64%
B. Scott Fulmer	649	24.95%
Total	2,601	100.00%

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NORRISTOWN PA – Primary election voter turnout Tuesday (May 19, 2009) in Montgomery County (PA) was light, the county Board of Elections’ unofficial results show. Slightly more than 13 percent of all registered voters eligible to cast ballots in their parties’ primaries did so, according to the compilation of voting machine (“cartridge”) and absentee ballots.

Republican voter turnout, as measured by both vote count and percentage of those registered, was higher than that of Democrats.

Tables showing the overall county results, made available early Wednesday (May 20, 2009) from the board’s website, appear below. Registration and turnout numbers specifically for Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township were not immediately available.

Montgomery County (PA) Voter Registration and Turnout

586,630 Voters

	Vote Count	Percent
Cartridge Turnout	75,434	12.86%
Absentee Turnout	960	0.16%
Total	76,394	13.02%

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Democratic Registration and Turnout

264,838 Voters

	Vote Count	Percent
Cartridge Turnout	35,519	13.41%
Absentee Turnout	360	0.14%
Total	35,879	13.55%

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Republican Registration and Turnout

238,203 Voters

	Vote Count	Percent
Cartridge Turnout	39,915	16.76%
Absentee Turnout	600	0.25%
Total	40,515	17.01%

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Because voters registered as independents cannot participate in Pennsylvania primary elections, the board showed the total “non-partisan registration and turnout” as zero.

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NORRISTOWN PA – If you hope to cast a ballot for any candidates in the May 19 Pennsylvania primary election, you must be registered to vote by no later than Monday afternoon (April 20, 2009), when the Montgomery County (PA) Board of Elections ends its workday.

The deadline also holds for individuals who need to change either their address or party affiliation, state Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro A. Cortes said Friday (April 17, 2009). Registrations or changes must be postmarked, or personally delivered, by April 20 to be considered valid, he noted.

To qualify for registration, an individual must be:

• A U.S. citizen for at least one month before the primary;
• A resident of Pennsylvania and the election district in which the individual desires vote for at least 30 days before the primary; and
• At least age 18.

Voters next month will cast ballots in the municipal primary election for a variety of local and county races, as well as for candidates seeking Supreme Court, Superior Court, Commonwealth Court, Court of Common Pleas and municipal court seats.

Pennsylvania law requires a closed primary, meaning only voters registered to vote as Democrat or Republican may select their party’s nominees for office. However, all registered voters may decide on ballot questions, as well as in all special elections that might be held concurrently with a primary.

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Tuesday’s (Oct. 28, 2008) the deadline to submit an absentee ballot application for this November’s election.

The Montgomery County Board of Elections in Norristown PA must have an application physically in hand (not just postmarked) tomorrow – the Tuesday before Election Day – by 5 p.m. Those who can vote absentee include military and overseas citizens, students attending college away from home, people traveling for work-related business and individuals with illnesses or disabilities. Some exceptions to the deadlines apply to military, overseas and emergency absentee voters.

Applications and specific guidelines for voting absentee are available at VotesPA.com.

The deadline to return an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. on Friday (Oct. 31, 2008). A copy of an approved form of identification must accompany the voted ballot of newly registered voters.