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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Nominating Petitions for May Primary Available

Are you considering a run for open seats on school board or borough council?

Are you looking to run for local office? Nominating petitions for all local elected offices appearing on the May 21 municipal primary ballot are now available as of Tuesday.  Nominating petitions may be obtained by visiting the Elections Division in Room 601 of the Allegheny County Office Building located at 542 Forbes Ave. in downtown Pittsburgh. Stop by between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For questions or additional information, call 412-350-4528.  Candidates for statewide judicial and Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas races may obtain petitions by contacting the Commonwealth’s Bureau of Commissions, Elections & Legislation at 717-787-5280 or by visiting www.dos.state.pa.us/bcel. Due to changes in the Pennsylvania Election …

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Leetsdale Residents Petition Quaker Valley to Halt Property Acquisitions

Petitions were presented to the board in opposition of plans to purchase and demolish three Beaver Street homes for a high school drop-off zone.

More than 200 district residents signed a petition that was submitted to the Quaker Valley School Board at Tuesday night's legislative meeting. Leetsdale District Judge Robert Ford presented the petition, which states that residents object to Quaker Valley's proposed plan to buy and demolish three homes adjacent to the high school.  Ford was joined by about a dozen residents who attended the meeting with concerns about plans to purchase neighborhood properties to alleviate traffic issues near the high school. Conceptual drawings presented to the school board in March show plans to build dedicated bus and car drop-off areas for students. The plan is intended to address limited access to the school as well as an ongoing problem with students…

travis w

10:17 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012

I would gladly sign the petition. Where can I find it?   more ›

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Election Petitions Now Available

Sewickley Valley candidates looking to run for an open seat in the primary election can pick up a petition.

Petitions are now available for potential candidates planning to run for office in the May 17 primary election.  Petitions are available through the Allegheny County Elections Division. Candidates cannot begin circulating the petitions until Feb. 15 and must submit them on March 8.  Nominating petitions can be obtained from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the county office building at 542 Forbes Ave. in Downtown Pittsburgh. The elections division is on the sixth floor of the building.  Due to changes in the Pennsylvania Election Code, petitions issued in Allegheny County in prior years cannot be used by candidates in this year's election cycle, according to a statement from the County Elections Division.     The following …

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