2006 News

October 13, 2006

Bucks County Commissioners Announce Another Busy Week of BUCKS VOTES Public Education

Just over three weeks remain until the Nov. 7 General Election, and the Bucks County Commissioners continue to demonstrate their full commitment to the BUCKS VOTES educational initiative.

“We are diligently working in concert with many different community organizations. With our partners, the League of Women Voters, we are working with groups such as the Bucks County Chapter of the NAACP and others in trying to maximize the number of Bucks Countians who are familiar with how our new machines work,” said commissioners’ Chairman James F. Cawley, Esq.

As of Oct. 10, the combined array of county and League of Women Voters’ officials had conducted 107 educational sessions in 42 Bucks municipalities. That same day, the commissioners and Chief Operating Officer David M. Sanko took steps to ensure that each of the county’s 54 municipalities will have at least one event before the election. Furthermore, during those sessions, over 20,000 residents have participated on the demonstration machines, while BUCKS VOTES officials have distributed more than 60,000 brochures.

Today, the commissioners announced another week of venues for the program, which has met with overwhelmingly positive feedback.

These dates are in addition to the two permanent sites established for demonstrations, at the Bucks County Courthouse (55 E. Court St., Doylestown) on the second floor, and at the Lower Bucks Government Service Center in Levittown ( 7321 New Falls Rd. Levittown).

For additional voter training, viewers can watch the training video as many times as they want, at any time, via ON DEMAND from Comcast. The video will be located in the “BUCKS VOTES” folder under the Get Local menu of ON DEMAND. The video also appears, with more informational materials, on BUCKS VOTES Voter Education.This week’s voter education sessions are as follows:

Friday, 10/13/06         

• Delaware Valley Fire Co.                            
  5:30pm-8:00pm
  75 Headquarters Rd.
  Erwinna, PA 18970

Saturday, 10/14/06      

• Warminster Library                                    
  11:00am-1:00pm                     
  1076 Emma Lane         
  Warminster , PA 18974-2697
  215-672-4362
• Doylestown Library                                    
  9:00am-4:00pm                       
  150 S. Pine Street
  Doylestown , PA 18901-4932
  215-348-9081
• Quakertown Library                                   
  1:00pm-3:00pm                       
  401 West Mill Street  
  Quakertown , PA 18951-1248
  215-536-3306
• Durham Days                                               
  1:00pm-5:00pm
  215 Old Furnace Rd.
  Durham, PA 18039

Sunday, 10/15/06        

• Richlandtown Fire Co.                  
  8:00am-12:00pm
  Benner Hall, Cherry St.
  Richlandtown, PA
• Levittown Fire Co. Public Education           
  11:00am-4:00pm
  701 Fallsington-Tullytown Rd.
  Levittown, PA 19054

Monday, 10/16/06       

• Quakertown Library                                      
  1:00pm-8:00pm
  401 West Mill Street  
  Quakertown , PA 18951-1248
  215-536-3306      
• Ferndale Lutheran Church
  6:30pm-8:00pm
  Nockamixon Twp., PA 18921
• Silverdale Borough Municipal Bldg.
  7:30pm-8:30pm
  100 W. Park Ave.
  Silverdale, PA 18962
  215-257-5550

Tuesday, 10/17/06

• Plumstead Twp. Supervisors Meeting
  7:30pm-8:30pm
  5186 Stump Rd.
  Plumsteadville, PA
  215-766-8914

Wednesday, 10/18/06

• Hilltown Twp. Municipal Bldg.
  11am-2:00pm
  13 W. Creamery Rd.
  Hilltown, PA 18927
  215-453-6000
• Lower Bucks Senior Center
  12:30pm
  Wood and Mulberry Sts.
  Bristol, PA 19007
  215-788-9238

Thursday, 10/19/06

• Morrisville Senior Center
  10:00am-12:00p
  Borough Annex
  31 E. Cleveland Ave.
  Morrisville, PA 19067
  215-295-0567
• Bensalem Senior Citizen Expo
  10:00am-1:00pm
  Bensalem Senior Center
  1850 Byberry Rd.
  Bensalem, PA 19020

Friday, 10/20/06

• Rep. Matt Wright Senior Expo
  10:00am-2:00pm
  Neshaminy Senior Center
  1842 Brownsville Rd.
  Trevose, PA 19053
  215-355-6967

Saturday, 10/21/06

• Bristol Branch Library
  11:00am-1:00pm
  680 Radcliffe Street
  Bristol, PA 19007-5199
  215-788-7891
• Bristol Historic Day
  10:00am-4:00pm
  321 Cedar Street
  Bristol, PA 19007
  215-781-9895

How to learn about Bucks County’s new voting machines:  Click Here to watch the informative video and read the BUCKS VOTES brochure. Watch Comcast’s ON DEMAND “Get Local” channel to view the video. Tune in to Comcast cable channel 96 Send an email to bucksvotes@co.bucks.pa.us to inquire about demonstrations with your organization, or to request more information. Look for announcements about upcoming training sessions in your area.