Reprinted from Keystone State News
The Keystone State’s primary election is less than 90 days away, and a nonpartisan , grassroots organization is already getting the word out to residents about the importance of voting and voter registration.
More than 8.7 million Pennsylvania voters could participate in the local municipal primaries on April 23.
Kadida Kenner, CEO of the New PA Project Education Fund and the New Pennsylvania Project, said more than 2.1 million eligible Pennsylvanians are still unregistered or at risk of losing their right to vote because they haven’t voted in a while. She said the group’s ongoing commitment throughout this year is to register more voters in the Commonwealth.
“This year, we do have an aspirational goal of registering 60,000 Pennsylvanians to vote. And 60,000 for us is a doable number because we are a statewide organization,” she said.
She added Pennsylvania does not have same-day voter registration. Residents have to register before the strict deadline of April 8 to vote in the primary. The last day to request a mail-in or absentee ballot is April 16.