**** If you live in House District 139 – Pike and parts of Wayne Counties – you will vote, regardless of partisan registration status for your vacant seat last represented by Joseph Adams (R). ****
APRIL 16, 2024 VOTER GUIDE IS HERE!
Pennsylvania is one of nine states that has closed primaries, which prevent third-party and unaffiliated voters from participating in partisan elections. (Unaffiliated and third-party voters can, however, vote on ballot questions, other referendums, and special elections during a primary.)
Elections are run by the 67 County boards of elections in Pennsylvania. For information about how to contact your county’s election and voter registration officials, visit: www.vote.pa.gov/Resources/Pages/Contact-Your-Election-Officials.aspx
OFFICES TO BE ELECTED IN 2024
Federal positions: President of the United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress
Commonwealth positions: Attorney General, Auditor General, State Treasurer, 25 Senators in the General Assembly
(odd-numbered districts), 203 Representatives in the General Assembly, *Delegate to the National Convention (Democratic and Republican), *Alternate Delegate to the National Convention (Republican) *Delegates and Alternate Delegates are elected in the Primary. They will not appear on the November ballot.
What can you do to help candidates who support medical freedom here in PA? Here are a few options:
- View the list of PCIC recommended and endorsed candidates listed below. Visit their websites and sign up to volunteer. If there is not a candidate who supports medical freedom in your local area please reach out to nearby campaign offices.
- There are many ways to volunteer for a campaign. Candidates have many needs for help with tasks such as hosting a meet & greet for in-person discussions, preparing mailers, putting yard signs together, putting a yard sign up in your neighborhood or yard, making phone calls, knocking on targeted moderate voters’ doors, handing out information on election day at the polls.
- If you can’t donate your time you can donate money to candidates that will fight for medical freedom.
- Spread the word about the importance of medical freedom and candidates that support it through email, text message, social media, printed material and conversations within your communities.
- Share our endorsed candidates via the Voter Guide throughout social media and in print wherever possible. Don’t see your candidate listed in either the campaign list below or our voter guide? Please ask them to complete this survey and then email PCICMontgomeryCounty@gmail.com with details so our election volunteers can evaluate their medical freedom commitment.
We have recommended candidates based on the following criteria:
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- The candidate will have an acceptable weighted score based on their completion of the Stand for Health Freedom & Pennsylvania Coalition for Informed Consent candidate survey.
- The team will vet the candidate’s website, along with their social posts, media quotes and appearances, and voting records (when available).
- The candidate must be responsive to any follow-up requests.
- For a candidate to be endorsed by Stand for Health Freedom & Pennsylvania Coalition for Informed Consent they must also meet these additional qualifications:
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For a candidate to be endorsed by Stand for Health Freedom & Pennsylvania Coalition for Informed Consent they must also meet these additional qualifications:
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- The candidate must first be qualified for recommendation (see the steps above).
- The candidate must prioritize health freedom in their legislative voting and sponsorship, on their platform, via their website, their social media, and on the campaign trail at in-person meetings and events.
- The candidate must follow through on promises made.
- The candidate must respond in a regular and timely fashion to advocates and leadership via email, phone call, or in-person meetings.
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We’re updating our information daily so be sure to bookmark this blog post and check back for updated information until April 23, 2024!