Daniel Klotz

The presidential write-ins cast by Lancaster Countians have been tabulated by the good people of the elections bureau: ABSTAIN AL GORE ALAN KEYES ALFRED E NEUMAN ALICE COOPER ALLEN KEYES ANTHONY M MAURER ARNOLD SCHWATZENEGGER BARACK OBAMA/SARAH PALIN (this one came from my voting precinct) BELL HOOKS BERNARD DOWNEY BILL BALDWIN BILL COSBY BILL O’REILLY [...]

The idea behind a provisional ballot is simple: you complete a regular ballot, then have it sealed inside a green envelope on which is written your contact information and a description of the problem. You and an elections official then sign the envelope. Later, your provisional ballot is reviewed by the Board of Elections. They [...]

Tomorrow Lancaster County voters will decide whether or not to break out from under Harrisburg’s total control of our county government structure. Everyone will have the opportunity to vote either yes or no to a referendum question on the back of the ballot. (Here’s a sample ballot.) I will be voting “yes.” I encourage you [...]

Here, in an online exclusive, is a sample ballot for Lancaster County, as it will appear when you go to vote on Tuesday. I encourage everyone to use the paper ballot, since the electronic machines do not create a paper trail (and are thus vulnerable to accidental or malicious tampering). [polldaddy poll=1061949] [polldaddy poll=1061953]