Elections & Voter Registration (Official)
Polling Places & Sample Ballots (Official)
Call the Monroe County Voter Registration Office:
(570) 517-3165
BallotPedia
Vote 411 (League of Women Voters)
In Pennsylvania polling locations are open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. All voters standing in line by 8:00 pm will be allowed to vote.
I recently filed a Right to Know request related to the Courthouse Expansion Project that start in 2021.
The project was initially anticipated to cost around $50 million (see attachment re: July Newsletter), it appears the actual project cost is currently at $38 million.
There is also a recently released video from Monroe County that shows the current construction status:
October 2023:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSCZ4G1zQTc
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NOTICE OF CHANGE OF POLLING PLACE
To the Electors of Barrett 1
Effective August, 2023
Notice is hereby given by the County Board of Elections of Monroe County that the polling place in said District has been changed:
From: Barrett Township Municipal Bldg.,
993 Route 390- Cresco, PA
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A State Treasurer, Stacy Garrity stopped by Monroe County Monday and announced that more than $28 million is owed to Monroe County residents.
It is part of the state's unclaimed property being held in a vault in the State Capitol. In total, Pennsylvania State Treasury is holding $4.5 billion in unclaimed property.
Garrity, along with State Senator Rosemary Brown are working together to encourage Pennsylvanians to begin the claim process.
WASHINGTON, DC – Following today’s vote on the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a bill to address American national security that has historically been overwhelmingly bipartisan, Congresswoman Susan Wild released the following statement:
MONROE COUNTY – Sen. Rosemary M. Brown (R-40) and officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) secured emergency funding in January and have been working diligently behind the scenes to acquire the necessary permits and specialized labor to address the safety concerns on Route 611 – which has been closed since December due to rockslides. The goal is to reopen this critical roadway for motorists, even just to one lane.
LONG POND, Pa.—Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that her office is again partnering with Pocono Raceway for its annual Drug Take Back event during a NASCAR race weekend at the track from July 21-23.
Attendees on all three days can bring unneeded and outdated prescription medications to the track and safely dispose of them at the OAG’s take back location outside of the main entrance at the raceway.
A bipartisan proposal now making the rounds of the General Assembly would allow Pennsylvania to join the company of 22 other states that allow “community solar” projects that backers say “would enable access to solar energy for all Pennsylvanians,” regardless of whether they can install solar panel on their roofs or not.
“Rising costs and energy bills are very real here in Pennsylvania, and we must help find creative solutions to maintain reasonable utility costs,” Sen. Rosemary Brown, R-Monroe, the prime sponsor of the Senate version of the proposal, said in a statement.
A bipartisan proposal now making the rounds of the General Assembly would allow Pennsylvania to join the company of 22 other states that allow “community solar” projects that backers say “would enable access to solar energy for all Pennsylvanians,” regardless of whether they can install solar panel on their roofs or not.
“Rising costs and energy bills are very real here in Pennsylvania, and we must help find creative solutions to maintain reasonable utility costs,” Sen. Rosemary Brown, R-Monroe, the prime sponsor of the Senate version of the proposal, said in a statement.
A bipartisan proposal now making the rounds of the General Assembly would allow Pennsylvania to join the company of 22 other states that allow “community solar” projects that backers say “would enable access to solar energy for all Pennsylvanians,” regardless of whether they can install solar panel on their roofs or not.
“Rising costs and energy bills are very real here in Pennsylvania, and we must help find creative solutions to maintain reasonable utility costs,” Sen. Rosemary Brown, R-Monroe, the prime sponsor of the Senate version of the proposal, said in a statement.
