Next Tuesday's Election

If you haven't noticed the barrage of advertisements on TV, radio, and direct mail coming to your home, there is an election on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 and polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Polling Places for Nazareth area residents are as follows:

• Bushkill
• Center District - Bushkill Elementary
• Cherryhill District - Bushkill Elementary
• Clearfield District - Municipal Building
  
• Lower Nazareth
• District 1 - Dryland UCC
• District 2 - Township Building
  
• Nazareth
• 1st Ward - Council Chambers (Church & Center)
• 2nd Ward - St. John's UCC
• 3rd Ward - St. John's Lutheran
  
• Stockertown - Municipal Building
  
• Tatamy - Municipal Building
  
• Upper Nazareth
  
• East District - Municipal Building
• West District - Thoder Building at Gracedale

A list of all Northampton County Polling Places is available here.
If you want to check which district or ward you vote in, click here.
If you need any additional information visit the county voter registration office.

In addition to the races for US Senate and House of Representatives and the state of PA 's Governor, Senate, and State Representative. There is one ballot question for voters as well regarding the Persian Gulf Conflict Veterans' Compensation Fund.

In essence the Ballot question asks voters to approve the Commonwealth to borrow up to $20 million for payment of compensation to those who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict in 1990-1991. Payments would be in amount of $525 to a veteran and $5,000 to those imprisoned during the conflict or to survivors of soldiers who died in the conflict or as a result of wounds sustained in the conflict.

You can read the full text here (PDF).