On Tuesday, April 24, voters went to the polls to cast their votes in the Pennsylvania Primary Election. By 2 p.m. at the Broughal Middle School in Bethlehem, Pa., just 49 voters came out to vote out of the 2,681 registered voters in the city's 1st and 2nd wards--just a 1.8 percent turnout. Ward 1 had 32 out of 1,333 voters come out [by 2 p.m., while Ward 2 had 17 out of 1,348 voters.
Northampton Judge of Elections Rick Messenlehner said, "A lot of people think the top of the ticket has already pretty much been decided, plus there wasn't a referendum to vote on today, so the turnout was a little low."
The below video takes stock of Bethlehem voters' reasons for getting out to the polls today, many saying it was their "civic duty" to do so.
Two quick, on-location videos, below, reveal how two Bethlehem residents feel about the election in general--and why every citizen should vote.
Northampton Judge of Elections Rick Messenlehner said, "A lot of people think the top of the ticket has already pretty much been decided, plus there wasn't a referendum to vote on today, so the turnout was a little low."
The below video takes stock of Bethlehem voters' reasons for getting out to the polls today, many saying it was their "civic duty" to do so.
Two quick, on-location videos, below, reveal how two Bethlehem residents feel about the election in general--and why every citizen should vote.
Story by Jess Fromm.
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