April 24 is Election Day in Pennsylvania. Candidates to consider include not just president but also U.S. senator, state attorney general, state auditor general and state treasurer.
State representative candidates also are on the ballot - no races in Central Bucks are contested.
Voters also will be asked to vote for their party's delegates to their national conventions. Nine Democrats are vying for nine delegate positions. On the Republican side, though, 13 candidates are vying for just four positions.
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The Doylestown-based Tea Party group The Kitchen Table Patriots are trying to win enough votes for their candidates - Daniel McCabe, John Merritt, Anastasia Przybylaski and Ana Puig - while the Bucks County Republican party is backing Bensalem Mayor Joe DiGirolamo, Bucks County Commissioner Robert Loughery, party leader Pat Poprik, and state Rep. Bernie O'Neill.
Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Click here for a list of Bucks County polling places.
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Click here to check out sample ballots from the Bucks County Board of Elections.
In Pennsylvania, primary elections are closed, which means you must be registered as a Republican to cast a vote for the Republican candidate, or as a Democrat to vote for the Democratic candidate.
For the November 2012 presidential election, the new state law, , will go into effect, and voters will be required to show an acceptable form of current photo ID. Poll workers will ask voters for a photo ID in today's election, but voters will be allowed to vote even if they don't have one.
The League of Women Voters provides the following information:
United States President
Term: 4 years. Limit of two terms.
Base Salary: $400,000 per year.
(Vote for 1)
REPUBLICAN
Newt Gingrich
Mitt Romney
Ron Paul
Rick Santorum
DEMOCRAT
Barack Obama
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Term: 6 years
Salary: $174,000
(Vote for 1)
REPUBLICAN
David Christian (Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks Co.)
Marc Scaringi (Camp Hill Boro, Cumberland Co.)
Steven Welch (Charlestown Twp., Chester Co.)
Tom Smith (Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co.)
Sam Rohrer (Elverson, Berks Co.)
DEMOCRAT
Joseph Vodvarka (Robinson Twp., Allegheny Co.)
Bob Casey, Jr. (Scranton, Lackawanna Co.)
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Term: 4 Years
Salary: $152,443 per year
(Vote for 1)
REPUBLICAN
David Freed (Camp Hill Borough, Cumberland Co.)
DEMOCRAT
Kathleen Kane (Waverly Twp., Lackawanna Co.)
Patrick Murphy (Bristol Twp., Bucks Co.)
AUDITOR GENERAL
Term: 4 years
Salary: $152,443
(Vote for 1)
REPUBLICAN
Frank Pinto (Middle Paxton, Dauphin Co.)
John Maher (Upper St. Clair, Allegheny Co.)
DEMOCRAT
Eugene DePasquale (West Manchester, York Co.)
STATE TREASURER
Term: 4 Years
Salary: $152,443
(Vote for 1)
REPUBLICAN
Diana Irey Vaughan (Nottingham Twp., Washington Co.)
DEMOCRAT
Robert McCord (Lower Merion, Montgomery Co.)
For a printable version of this voter’s guide, along with more detailed candidate information, click here.
For information about the election, contact the Bucks County Board of Elections, call The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Citizen Information Center at 1-800-692-7281, or visit the Smart Voter website.
