Thanks to recent changes in state law, county elections offices actually conduct three elections instead of just one. First, you can vote at your polling station on election day. Second, you can request a mail-in ballot (MIB) and vote by mail or by dropping your ballot off at one of several drop box locations. Finally, you can get a "ballot by demand" from the county elections office, fill it out and drop it off once MIBs are available. At their June meeting, NorCo's elections commission authorized the administration to pursue the establishment of two additional "ballot by demand" stations in South Bethlehem and Washington Township. The vote was 3-2, with Democrats supporting two additional stations and Republicans opposed. NorCo Republicans have now threatened to sue if these stations are actually established.
Charles Baltic, an attorney who resides in Upper Mount Bethel and is a committee member, told the Commission that the establishment of two additional satellite offices is contrary to election law. "Should the commission or the county elections department move forward with this plan to establish one or more satellite county election offices, litigation to prevent this will be forthcoming," he warned.
Baltic's sentiments were echoed by Glenn Geissinger, who apparently is still the NorCo GOP chair and has yet to move to Schuylkill County as its new Finance Director. Geissinger also claimed that these satellite offices are illegal. "You have essentially authorized this administration to place an on demand voting location without any kind of empirical data in a precinct that is 80-20 in its Democrats to Republican registration, you have done it without any kind of parameters on its openings, the security of ballots or the integrity of the vote. It is an abominable assault on our democracy. Period."
Solicitor Michael Vargo advised the elections commission that he believes these satellite office locations are legal and would prepare a memo outlining his reasoning.
County Administrator Nicole Pietrzak said that Washington Tp Supervisors have yet to vote on establishing a satellite office there, and that the county and Fowler Center in South Bethlehem are still considering whether a satellite office there is feasible.
In his report, Elections Registrar Chris Commini noted the following:
Last day to register - October 20.
Last day to apply for MIB or on demand voting - October 28, 5 pm
Last day to return MIBs - November 4, 8 pm.
Election Day - November 4. If you are in line by 8 pm, you must be permitted to vote.
Canvassing the Vote (Official Tally) - starts November 7
Registered voters - 227,887.
MIB enrollees - 27,069.
Election Day - November 4.
He had a message for voters as well. If you have any concerns about your registration, polling location or status of a MIB, contact a trusted source.
These are (1) the Northampton County Elections Division at 610-829-6260 between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday; (2) The Department of State website, which is vote.pa.gov, or (3) you can call the Department of state at 1-877-868-3772.
27 comments:
Pure McClure, trade one small post in Washington twp. for the liberal bastion of Lehigh U. He wants it fast for his quisling Zirinski and his own run for
Congress. The only people he puts on important positions are ride or die McClure puppets.
Democrats are always up to no good!
This is a transparent attempt by the Dem administration to leverage turnout in an overwhelmingly dem region of the county.
It will not withstand judicial appellate challenge.
I'd like an honest Democrat to tell me how this doesnt continue the bastardization of our elections?
Our elections are already a joke. MIB, Voting machines that "malfunction", days for results.
No-one will believe the results ever again if this shit continues.
Its all a sham.
It’s pretty obvious why the Democrats Party is intent on flooding the market with as many usable ballots as possible. It’s the same strategy as with flooding the nation with illegal, “not eligible to vote” residents, ballot harvesting, etc., etc.
Hint: Create chaos within the system and make it more difficult to monitor and prevent abuse.
Charles Baltic is not a licensed attorney in PA, he found that out when he tried to represent Glenn with the pa gop when they attempted and failed to remove lynch from the committee. He had to admit he was NOT a licensed attorney in PA
Democrats gonna Democrat. When they're not defending lawbreakers or trying to import new lawbreakers, they're breaking laws themselves. It's a story as old as the party that fought to keep slaves and fought against civil rights legislation. Let's just vote for a year until Democrats get the results they want to otherwise steal.
If liberals and conservatives had only one day to live, would they still argue?
Baltic is not the solicitor for the Norco GOP.
It's August 6th, 2025. When will the McClure Zrinski Barron administration publish the 2024 General Purpose Financial Statements and CAFR on the county website? Where is the transparency?
Why stop here? Let's just be able to vote any day of the year, drop your ballot off at any local governmental office, hand it to one of your elected officials, or have someone design a voting app for your phone! How in the world did we ever vote on just one day with extremely limited legitimate absentee ballots (military, disabled, etc.)?
Republicans sure seem to dislike it when more people vote!
How is that working out for good old Steve these days? Good riddance.
Hey Dumbass, you dont need need to be a licensed attorney to assist a party in private dispute resolution. That is only required for actual legal proceedings. While the private body (PaGop) was potentially within their rights to require a member of the bar to represent a party under their own rules and procedures, it doesn't mean that Charles Baltic did anything wrong.
Get ready for a daily barrage of Anti- Republican posts till November- Bernie just can't help himself!
Democrats on all levels are evil If you can't see this then you have issues.
Those silly republicans just love to sue and waste tax payer money to do it, especially if they are trying to prove a conspiracy theory.
Please explain how this is anti-Republican. I reported on what happened during the most recent meeting of the elections commission. I offered no opinion. If anything, I question the need for vote by demand satellite offices in a municipal race bc turnout should be very light. I doubt LU students give a shit about the county council or exec or judge races, and the Mayoral contest in Bethlehem is all but settled. So Rs have a point. This will mean more next year and especially in a Presidential race, where LU students stood in line for as long as 5 hours. I can see a compromise here, if Dems and Rs can actually start working together again instead of demonizing each other.
Wasn't the republican-in-chief convicted of at least 34 felonies? Stunning. Further he challenges the rule of law on a near daily basis. That is the example he sets for the republican party.
Don't ya just HATE it when those darn ole conspiracy theories, like the "Russia-Russia-Russia" and the "Fake Hunter Laptop" and "The Best Biden Ever" conspiracies turn out to be true???
Democrats are a dying breed which is great for country Thank you President Trump
Democrats sure seem to like to make it easy to cheat. Vote on your phone next! Cheating is trying is winning!
How about the Texan democrats running away from the job Come on Bernie you know the democrats are falling apart.
Just align the democrats to the radical left. Mamdani running for Mayor of NYC. Thats the face of the Democratic Party. If you do not want communism is our country or county, vote Republican. Otherwise no law and order, defund the police, higher taxes, more illegals. Save our country and county. Stop the Radical Democrats! They are all the same.
To whomever called me a dumbass.....please explain why Baltic was told to shut up and not proceed? I can answer, because he's not a lawyer. The only dumbass is gop gg. I hope he has deep pockets because lynch is going to own him for the lies he disseminated. Maybe he can use Baltic in the Civil lawsuit.
Lies? Lynch did what he did in front of a dozen or more witnesses. Open and shut.
Then why has the case not been resolved if it is so open and shut? As I said at its conclusion lynch will OWN Geissinger
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