2008 Facts for Voters
Published by
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MERCER COUNTY
http://home.comcast.net/~lwvmercer
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Tips for
Communicating with Legislators
ELECTION CALENDAR 2008
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First day to circulate
and file nomination petitions |
Jan. 22 |
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Last day to circulate
and file nomination petitions |
Feb. 12 |
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Last day to REGISTER
before the primary |
March 24 |
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Last day to apply for
a civilian absentee ballot |
April 15 |
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Last day for County Board
of Elections to receive voted civilian absentee ballots |
April 18 |
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GENERAL PRIMARY |
April 22 |
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First day to REGISTER
after primary |
April 23 |
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Last day for County Board
of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots (must be
postmarked no later than April 21) |
April 29 |
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Last day to circulate
and file nomination papers |
August 1 |
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Last day for
withdrawal by candidates by a political party |
August 11 |
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Last day to REGISTER
before the GENERAL ELECTION |
October 6 |
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Last day to apply for
a civilian absentee ballot |
October 28 |
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Last day for county
Boards of Elections to receive voted civilian absentee ballots |
October 31 |
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GENERAL ELECTION |
November 4 |
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First day to REGISTER
after General Election |
November 5 |
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Last day for County
Board of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots
(must be postmarked no later than November 3) |
November 12 |
REGISTER TO VOTE
IN PERSON...
At the county
Courthouse, weekdays 8:30 AM-4:30 PM. Closed Saturdays and holidays.
At state offices that provide
public assistance, services to citizens with disabilities, Armed Service
Recruitment Centers, and Clerk of the Orphan's Court offices, including each
marriage license bureau
At Department of
Transportation photo license centers when applying for or renewing your driver
license photo identification
BY MAIL...
Voter registration mail
applications are available at your county voter registration office, and at
many other locations within the county including public libraries,
universities, post offices, municipal buildings, State Representative offices,
Dept. of Welfare and State Employment offices and Magisterial Judges Offices,
political party committees and many service organizations.
OR ON THE INTERNET...
You may request a voter registration
mail application at http://www.dos.state.pa.us/voting
You must be citizen of
the United State and be 18 years of age on or before Election Day.
If you move or change
your name within Mercer County you must notify the Registration and Election
Bureau by mail or in person.
You may change your
party affiliation by mail or in person at the Courthouse.
Election and Absentee
voting information is available at the Mercer County Registration and Election
Bureau at the following address:
Jeff Greenburg
Director of
Elections/Voter Registration
5 Courthouse
Mercer, PA 16137
Ph: 724-662-3800 Ext.
2240 or 724-962-5711, Ext. 2240
Email: jgreenburg@mcc.co.mercer.pa.us
PARTY CHAIRPERSONS
Robert Lark (D)
Bill Kirk (R)
TIPS FOR COMMUNICATING
WITH YOUR LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVES
Every elected official
is sensitive to grass-root opinion. Your participation in government should not
stop with your vote, but there's an art of communicating with your representative.
* Inform your legislator
of your stand on issues of particular interest to you--briefly and to the
point.
* Refer to his position
on the issues, if known.
* Thank him when he
supports an issue of which you approve.
* Write promptly and plainly;
a post card is acceptable.
* DON'T write too often
to the same legislator during one session, even on different subjects.
* DON'T begin with
"As a citizen and taxpayer," and DON'T apologize.
* DON'T write to
legislators from another district.
* DON'T be discouraged
by special interest lobbies. People can be a powerful lobby.
INFORMATION
CAPITOL HILL TELEPHONE
NUMBERS
Switchboard:
202-224-3121
White House Switchboard:
202-456-1414
White House Comments:
202-456-1111
Fax: 202-456-2461
Where to get Bills
Committee Reports...
Bill Status:
202-225-1772
Senate Document Room,
SH-B04, Washington, DC 20510
Ph: 202-224-7701
House Document Room,
H-226, Washington, DC 20515
Ph: 202-226-3456
ELECTED OFFICIALS
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES
GEORGE W. BUSH (R)
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
NW, Washington, DC 20500
E-mail: president@whitehouse.gov
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES
http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident
DICK CHENEY(R)
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
NW, Washington, DC 20500
email:
vice.president@whitehouse.gov
Address: The Honorable
(name) at addresses above
Opening: Mr. President or Dear Mr. President (or Vice
President)
Closing : Respectfully
yours or Most Respectively yours
UNITED STATES SENATORS
6 year term
ROBERT P. CASEY, JR. (D)
383 Russell Senate Office
Bldg, Washington, DC.20510
Ph: 202-224-6324, Fax:
202-228-0604,
Toll Free: 866-802-2833
ARLEN SPECTER (R)
http://www.specter.senate.gov/
711 Hart Senate Office
Bldg., Washington, DC 20510
Ph: 202-224-4254, Fax:
202-228-1229
Address: The Honorable (name) at addresses
above.
Opening: Dear Sir/Madam
or Dear Senator (last name)
Closing: Very truly
yours or Sincerely Yours
UNITED STATES
REPRESENTATIVES
2 year term
JASON ALTMIRE (D)
4th District
1419 Longworth House
Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Ph: 202-225-2565, Fax:
202-226-2274
Farrell City Building
500 Roemer Blvd,
Farrell, PA 16121
Ph: 724-983-2703
9 am to 1:00 pm - Every
other Tuesday
PHIL ENGLISH (R)
3rd District
2332 Rayburn House Office
Building, Washington, DC 20515
Ph: 202-225-5406, Fax:
202-225-3103
Address: The Honorable
(first and last names)
Opening: Sir/Madam: or Dear Representative (last name): or Dear
Mr./Mrs./Miss/Ms. (last name):
Closing: Very truly
yours, or Sincerely yours,
COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA
INFORMATION
HOTLINE-1-800-932-0784
http://www.state.pa.us/ http://www.legis.state.pa.us/
For state legislative
concerns, contact the Harrisburg office.
For local concerns,
contact the District Office.
ELECTED OFFICIALS
4 year terms
GOVERNOR
EDWARD G. RENDELL (D)
225 Main Capitol
Bldg.,Harrisburg, PA 17120
Ph: 717-787-2500 Fax: 717-772-8284
Email:
governor@state.pa.us
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
CATHERINE BAKER KNOLL
(D)
200 Main Capitol
Bldg.,Harrisburg, PA 17120
Ph: 717-787-3300 Fax: 717-783-0150
Email: lieutenant-governor@state.pa.us
ATTORNEY GENERAL
TOM CORBETT (R)
Office of the Attorney
General
Strawberry Square, 16th
Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Ph: 717-787-3391 Fax: 717-787-8242
Email: info@attorneygeneral.gov
AUDITOR GENERAL
JACK WAGNER (D)
229 Finance Bldg.,
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Ph: 717-787-2542 Fax: 717-783-4407
Email: auditorgen@auditorgen.state.pa.us
STATE TREASURER
ROBIN L. WIESSMANN (D)
129 Finance Bldg.,
Harrisburg, 17120
Ph: 717-787-2465 Fax: 717-783-9760
Email: rlw@patreasury.org
STATE SENATE DISTRICT
4 year term
ROBERT D. ROBBINS (R)
District 50
Senate Box 203050, 337
Main Capitol Bldg.
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3050
Ph: 717-787-1322 and
259 Main Street,
Greenville, PA 16125-2054
Ph: 724-588-1323
Email: rrobbins@pasen.gov
Homepage: http://www.senatorrobbins.com/
District covers: Part of BUTLER COUNTY consisting of the
TOWNSHIPS of Lancaster and Worth; all of CRAWFORD county; part of LAWRENCE
county, consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Hickory, Neshannock, Perry, Plain Grove,
Scott, Slippery Rock, Washington, and Wilmington, and the BOROUGHS of New
Wilmington and Volant, and all of MERCER county.
Address: The Honorable (Name), The Senate,
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Opening: Dear Senator:
Closing: Sincerely
yours,
STATE HOUSE DISTRICTS
2 year terms
MARK LONGIETTI (D)
District 7
103 Irvis Office
Building, PO Box 202007
Harrisburg, PA
17120-2007
Ph: 717-772-4035, Fax:
717-780-4785 and
2213 Shenango Valley
Freeway, Unit 2-E
Hermitage, PA 16148
Ph: 724-981-4655 or
724-347-7037
Fax: 724-981-6528
Email: mlongietti@pahouse.net
Homepage: http://www.pahouse.com/longietti
District covers: Part of
MERCER COUNTY, consisting of the CITIES of Farrell, Hermitage, and Sharon and
the TOWNSHIPS of Delaware, Lackawannock, Pymatuning, Shenango and South
Pymatuning, and the BOROUGHS of Clark, Sharpsville, West Middlesex, and
Wheatland.
RICHARD R. STEVENSON (R)
District 8
155B East Wing, PO Box
202008
Harrisburg, PA
17120-2008
Ph: 717-783-6438, Fax:
717-705-1949 and
1771 North Main Street
Ext., Butler, PA 16001
Ph: 724-284-1431 and
234 West Pine Street,
Grove City, PA 16127
Ph: 724-458-4911,
800-287-0085, Fax: 724-450-4104
Email: rstevens@pahousegop.com
Homepage: http://dickstevenson.com
District covers: Part of
BUTLER COUNTY consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Brady, Center, Cherry, Clay,
Concord, Fairview, Franklin, Jackson, Lancaster, Marion, Mercer, Muddy Creek
and Worth and the BOROUGHS of Fairview, Harmony, Harrisville, Karns City,
Petrolia, Portersville, Prospect, West Liberty, West Sunbury, and Zelienople,
and part of MERCER COUNTY consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Findley, Liberty,
Pine, Springfield, and Wolf Creek, and the BOROUGHS of Grove City and Mercer.
MERCER COUNTY
INFORMATION
Mercer County Courthouse
Main Courthouse Number: 724-662-3800
Alternate Number:
724-962-5711
ELECTED OFFICIALS
MICHELE BROOKS (R)
District 17
153B East Wing, PO Box
202017
Harrisburg, PA
17120-2017
Ph: 717-783-5008, Fax:
717-705-1948 and
3 Greenville Plaza, West
Hadley Road, Greenville, PA 16125
Ph: 724-588-8911, Fax:
724-588-5464 and
16678 McMath Avenue,
Meadville, PA 16335
Ph: 814-337-8132, Fax:
814-337-5055
Email: mbrooks@pahousegop.com
Homepage: http://www.repmichelebrooks.com
District covers: Part of
CRAWFORD COUNTY consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of East Fallowfield, Fairfield,
Greenwood, North Shenango, South Shenango, Vernon, West Fallowfield, and West Shenango and the BOROUGH of Cochranton;
Part of LAWRENCE COUNTY consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Washington,and
Wilmington and the BOROUGHS of New Wilmington and Volant, and part of MERCER
COUNTY consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Coolspring, Deer Creek, East
Lackawannock, Fairview, French Creek, Greene, Hempfield, Jackson, Jefferson,
Lake, Mill Creek, New Vernon, Otter Creek, Perry, Salem, Sandy Creek, Sandy
Lake, Sugar Grove, West Salem, Wilmington and Worth, and the BOROUGHS of
Fredonia, Greenville, Jackson Center, Jamestown, New Lebanon, Sandy Lake,
Sheakleyville and Stoneboro.
Address: The Honorable(name), House of
Representatives
Opening: Dear Representative: Dear Mr., Mrs., Miss,
Ms. (last name):
Closing: Sincerely
yours,
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-4
yr. term
Brian Beader (D) - Jan.
2012
Kenneth R. Ammann (D) -
Jan. 2012
John N. Lechner
(R), Jan. 2012
CONTROLLER-4 yr. term
Tom Amundsen (D) - Jan.
2010
DISTRICT ATTORNEY-4 yr.
term
Robert G. Kochems (D) -
Jan. 2012
TREASURER-4 yr. term
Ginny Steese Richardson
(R) - Jan. 2010
RECORDER-4 yr. term
Rhonda I. McClelland (R)
- Jan.
2012
REGISTER OF WILLS, CLERK
OF COURTS
AND CLERK OF ORPHANS'
COURT-4 yr. term
Kathleen M. Kloos (D) -
Jan. 2012
SHERIFF-4 yr. term
William Romine (D) -
Jan. 2012
PROTHONOTARY-4 yr. term
Elizabeth F. Fair (D) -
Jan. 2012
CORONER-4 yr. term
J. Bradley McGonigle (R)
- Jan. 2012
JURY COMMISSIONERS-4 yr.
term
Maurice Keaveny (D) -
Jan. 2010
Edna Gibson (R) - Jan.
2010
JUDGES: COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS-10 year term
Francis J. Fornelli -
Jan. 2012
Thomas R. Dobson - Jan.
2016
Christopher J. St. John
- Jan. 2014
John C. Reed - Jan. 2014
Correspondence to County
officials should be addressed to:
The Honorable (Name)
(Title), Mercer County Courthouse, 16137.
DISTRICT JUSTICES
RONALD ANTOS
425 Idaho St.
Farrell, PA 16121
Ph: 724-346-3591
Fx: 724-346-4798
DISTRICT 2-2
Farrell, Hermitage,
Shenango,
West Middlesex,
Wheatland
LORINDA HINCH
123 W. Market St.
Mercer, PA 16137
Ph: 724-662-5230
Fx: 724-662-1725
DISTRICT 3-1
WILLIAM L. FAGLEY
14 N. Race St., Suite 1
Greenville, PA 16125
Ph: 724-588-3210
Fx: 724-588-4136
DISTRICT 3-3
JAMES
E. McMAHON
1217 Hall Ave.
Sharon, PA 16146
Ph: 724-346-6541
Fx: 724-346-5090
DISTRICT 2-1
Sharon, Sharpsville
LAWRENCE T. SILVIS
1780 Sandy Lake-Grove
City Rd.
Jackson Center, PA 16133
Ph: 814-786-7918
Fx: 814-786-8148
DISTRICT 3-2
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CITIES
FARRELL
500 Roemer Boulevard,
Farrell, PA 16121
Ph: 724-983-2703 Fax: 724-983-2719
Website: www.cityoffarrell.com
Jan.-May, Oct.-Dec.: 1st
& 4th Mon.; June-Sept.: 4th Mon., 7 PM
HERMITAGE
800 North Hermitage
Road, Hermitage, PA 16148
Ph: 724-981-0800, Fax:
724-981-2008
Website: www.hermitage.net
Work session meetings
3rd Thurs, and 4th Wed. at 6 PM followed by regular meetings.
SHARON
155 West Connelly Blvd.,
Sharon, PA 16146
Ph: 724-983-3232 Fax: 724-983-1961
Website: www.cityofsharon.net
3rd. Thurs. of the
month, 6:30 PM
Mayor address: The
Honorable (first and last names),
Mayor of (city), City
Hall, (city, state, zip)
Opening: Dear Mayor/City
Manager (name):
Closing: Sincerely
yours,
BOROUGHS
CLARK
1st Tues. of each month,
2798 Winner Rd., Clark, PA 16113, Ph:
724-962-5821, Fax: 724-962-4268
FREDONIA
2nd. Mon. of each month,
45 Water Street, P.O. Box 487, Fredonia, PA
16124, Ph: 724-475-2352, Fax: 724-475-1179
GREENVILLE
2nd Tues. of each month,
125 Main St., Greenville, PA 16125, Ph: 724-588-4193
GROVE CITY
3rd Mon. of each month,
123 W. Main St., Grove City, PA 16127, Ph: 724-458-7060, Fax: 724-458-4114
JACKSON CENTER
2nd Tues. of each month,
1229 Franklin Rd., Jackson Center, PA
16133, Ph: 724-662-2150, Fax: 724-253-2984
JAMESTOWN
2nd Mon. of each month,
406 Jackson St., P.O.Box 188, Jamestown, PA, 16134, Ph: 724-932-5211, Fax:
724-932-3837
MERCER
2nd Tues. of each month,
145 North Pitt St., Mercer, PA 16137, Ph: 724-662-3980, Fax: 724-662-3980, Email: mercerboro@zoominternet.net
NEW LEBANON
3rd Tues. of each month,
4211 Mercer St., Sandy Lake PA, 16145,
Ph: 724-376-3865, Fax:
same
SANDY LAKE
1st Wed. of each month,
3271 South Main St., Sandy Lake, PA, 16145,
Ph: 724-376-2676, Fax: 724-376-7046, Email: slboro@windstream.net
SHARPSVILLE
2nd Wed. of each month,
1 South Walnut St., Sharpsville, PA
16150,
Ph: 724-962-7896, Fax:
724-962-7395
SHEAKLEYVILLE
3rd Thurs. of each
month, at home of borough secretary, 3213 Perry Hwy, Ph: 724-253-3495 (secretary)
and 724-253-4275 (council president), mailing address: Box 155, Sheakleyville,
PA 16151
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