Voting Information for Tredyffrin Township Residents

Tredyffrin's 23,235 registered voters have the political address of U.S. Congressional District 6, State Senatorial District 19, and State Representative District 157 in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Voters mark their ballots in seventeen precincts scattered through the Township.

Voter Registration

To qualify as a voter, a resident must register after meeting four requirements: (1) eighteen years of age, (2) a U.S. citizen for at least one month, (3) a resident of the precinct at least 30 days, (4) a resident of Pennsylvania for at least 30 days. Voters who move within the state within 30 days prior to an election may vote in that election at their previous precinct. Registration is permanent unless an elector moves to another precinct or fails to vote for two consecutive years.

Electors may register at the Chester County Government Services Building, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester. Those who prefer mail-in registration may obtain forms at state liquor stores, county libraries, township or municipal buildings or some post offices on announced dates. Registration books close 30 days before any election and are reopened five days after a Primary Election and 30 days after General or Municipal Election.

Chester County Voter Services
http://www.chesco.org/voter.html
(610) 344-6410

Primary Elections

The third Tuesday in May is Primary Election Day in Pennsylvania except in presidential election years when the Primary is held on the fourth Tuesday in April. Only voters registered in a political party can vote for that party's candidates in a Primary although independent voters may vote on referendum questions that appear on Primary Election ballots.

General Elections

General Elections when state and federal offices are filled occur in even numbered years while Municipal elections, including county offices, are held in odd numbered years. Both are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. All elections are supervised by the County Board of Elections. The polls are open from 7a.m. to 8p.m.

Absentee Ballots

Absentee ballots are available in person or by mail up to one week before the election from the County Board of Elections. Emergency application for causes not known earlier are acceptable up to 5p.m. of the Friday before the election. Absentee ballots may be requested for illness or for business or occupational reasons.

Absentee Ballot
http://www.chesco.org/voters/absentee.html

Election Process

Local organization of political parties is based on the County Committee of each party. Its membership consists of two people from each voting district who are elected by the voters every two years at the Primary Election. Committee people also serve on a township committee where they act as party representatives and select a slate for nomination to local offices at the Primary Election.

While the party committee names a slate, others may run for Primary nomination by meeting the legal qualifications for the office in question, obtaining the required number of signatures, and filing papers with the appropriate authority by the filing deadline. Contact the County Board of Elections for additional information

Voting Precincts

E-1:	Our Lady of the Assumption Church 35 Old Eagle School Road, Wayne
E-2:	Devon Preparatory School, Center Foyer 363 Valley Forge Road, Devon
E-3:	New Eagle Elementary School 507 Pugh Road, Wayne
E-4:	New Eagle Elementarty School 507 Pugh Road, Wayne
E-5:	Tredyffrin Public Library Meeting Room 582 Upper Gulph Road
M-1:	Conestoga Senior High School, Main Lobby Conestoga & Irish Roads, Berwyn
M-2:	Baptist Church in the Great Valley, Sunday School Room 945 North Valley Forge Road, Devon
M-3:	St. Matthew's United Methodist Church 600 Walker Road, Wayne
M-4:	United Church of Christ at Valley Forge 45 Walker Road, Wayne
M-5:	Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School 90 Howellville Road, Berwyn
M-6:	Valley Forge Middle School 105 Walker Road, Devon
M-7:	Glenhardie Country Club, Hunt Room 1399 Old Eagle School Road, Wayne
W-1:	United Methodist Church of Paoli, Ed. Building 81 Devon Road, Paoli
W-2:	Delaware Valley Friends School 19 East Central Avenue, Paoli
W-3:	Jimmy Duffy's 1456 Lancaster Avenue, Berwyn
W-4:	Conestoga High School, Lobby of Rittenmeyer Gym Conestoga & Irish Roads, Berwyn
W-5:	Tredyffrin Township Building 1100 DuPortail Road, Berwyn

Links

• County Voter Registration
  http://www.chesco.org/voter.html
• Project Vote Smart
  http://www.vote-smart.org/
• The League of Women Voters
  http://www.lwv.org
• FECInfo, Federal Campaign Finance
  http://www.tray.com/fecinfo/
• Pennsylvania Campaign Finance
  http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bcel/cwp/view.asp?a=1099&q=431609