Political pundits have stressed the need for Democrats
and Republicans to get their base voters to the polls on Election Day.
Both parties also are trying to engage young people in the political
process. Doris Bond of West Chester, a local NAACP leader, has been
trying to reach another constituency as well. For the past several
months, she has been trying to find out how to conduct a voter
registration drive for Chester County Prison inmates. "I can't get an
answer because nobody ever asked the question before," she told the
county commissioners, who also serve as the Board of Elections, at a
meeting last Tuesday. According to county officials, more than 500
inmates could be eligible to vote in the Nov. 2 election. "We want all
people who are eligible to vote to be able to vote," said
commissioners' Chairwoman Carol Aichele. "We just have to figure out
how." Late last week, Deputy Warden Edward McFadden and Thomas
Whiteman, assistant county solicitor, said they are in the process of
working out a plan for eligible inmates to register to vote. [more ]
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