Secretary of State Pedro Cortes Inducts 25 Carbon County Citizens Into Pennsylvania Voter Hall of Fame

Secretary of State Pedro Cortes Inducts 25 Carbon County Citizens Into
Pennsylvania Voter Hall of Fame

Honorees have voted in 50 or more consecutive general elections

NESQUEHONING, Pa., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of the
Commonwealth Pedro A. Cortes today inducted 25 Carbon County residents into
the Pennsylvania Voter Hall of Fame.

"Voting is a sacred honor, secured by our forefathers in a noble revolution
and maintained through the generations by our fierce determination to live as
a free and independent people," Cortes said. "Today we salute those who have
steadfastly cast their ballots in order to shape the course of their
communities and the commonwealth. We are grateful for their lifelong
commitment to democracy, and we proudly induct them into the Pennsylvania
Voter Hall of Fame."

The new inductees will have their names added to a book in the Pennsylvania
Voter Exhibit and Voter Hall of Fame, located at the Department of State in
Harrisburg. The permanent exhibit, which documents the state's political
heritage, was established to acknowledge Pennsylvanians who have voted in
every November election for as least 50 consecutive years. There are now
almost 15,000 individuals listed in the Voter Hall of Fame.

Voter Hall of Fame applications may be obtained from county boards of election
or downloaded from the Department of State Web site at www.dos.state.pa.us.

A searchable database of Hall of Fame honorees is available online at the same
Web site. Click on "Commissions, Elections & Legislation" and then "Voter Hall
of Fame" on the left navigation bar.

"For 50 years, the Carbon County residents we are recognizing today have made
voting a priority as citizens of Pennsylvania," Cortes said. "I encourage
everyone to follow their example by registering to vote and by preparing for
election day by visiting the Department of State's voter education Web site,
VotesPA.com, and casting a ballot in every election."

For more information, visit www.dos.state.pa.us or call 1-877-VOTESPA
(1-877-868-3772).

Media contact: Leslie Amoros or Charlie Young, 717-783-1621

SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of State

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