Houlahan Hosts Voter Services At 67th Town Hall

WEST CHESTER, PA—U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan hosted a town hall Thursday to provide information on how Pennsylvanians can cast ballots in Chester and Berks counties.

Houlahan, a Chester County Democratic incumbent, said the town hall was in response to her office receiving calls and emails from constituents about the voting process.

These are important deadlines:

• Oct. 24 : Deadline to register to vote online and at a local election office.
• Nov. 1: Last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian application.

"I will continue to share resources with all constituents who reach out, and I encourage all eligible Pennsylvanians to exercise their constitutional right to vote.,” Houlahan said.

Karen Barsoum, director of Voter Services for Chester County, and Leigh Chapman, Pennsylvania Secretary of State, were available for questions.

“One of the Department of State’s top priorities is meeting voters where they are and providing them with the information they need to be able to cast their ballot and have it counted,” Chapman said.

Barsourn said her job as the director of voter services is to conduct a fair and secure, accurate and impartial election in Chester County.

"We ask everyone to make a plan to participate in the upcoming election, to participate in the various methods," Barsoum said.

Barsoum said Pennsylvania has a permanent status on people's voting records, which is a reminder system that runs every year where you receive a mail-in ballot application in January or February.

If you do fill out that application, you will be automatically put in the queue to receive a mail-in ballot for all elections for which you are eligible in a given year.

Topics discussed included opportunities for voters to fix any mistakes made on their ballot, to ensuring the results of the election are honored by the Pennsylvania legislature, to whether Pennsylvania will have election results available on election night.

“I firmly believe that voting is core to civic duty, and I want to make sure our community members are prepared and feel confident that they are securely casting their ballot this November,” Houlahan said.

If voters have further questions, they can contact the Chester County Department of Voter Services at (610) 344-6410 and online here as well as the PA Department of State at 1 (877) 868-3772 or online at here.