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PeteSelman

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6. Polling places here are within a block or two of your house.

Reply to NastyWomen (Original post)

Fri Nov 4, 2016, 02:13 PM

Nov 2016

No one really needs to take a bus to get to one. Maybe the suburbs do but in the city proper? No. My polling place is literally 200 feet from my front door.

That's good for us.

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Philly SEPTA strike: Who can we urge to aid in negotiations while there is time? [View all] NastyWomen Nov 2016 OP

SEPTA is pursuing an injunction for a work order on November 8 jberryhill Nov 2016 #1

I saw that on ABC 6 NastyWomen Nov 2016 #2

The court can order the union back to work jberryhill Nov 2016 #4

Thanks! N/T NastyWomen Nov 2016 #5

I googled for any other union law dummies NastyWomen Nov 2016 #3

do you know of any precedent for extending the polling hours in this situation? JustinL Nov 2016 #8

In Pennsylvania, if you are in line by 8 PM, you are voting jberryhill Nov 2016 #9

Polling places here are within a block or two of your house. PeteSelman Nov 2016 #6

They need to get home from work jberryhill Nov 2016 #10

Doh! Good point. PeteSelman Nov 2016 #12

I heard that most people have polls within 1 mile of their homes yeoman6987 Nov 2016 #7

Most people in Philadelphia do not work 1 mile from their home jberryhill Nov 2016 #11

I've been making that walk every day this week. PeteSelman Nov 2016 #13

You seem concerned. nt msanthrope Nov 2016 #14