Voter Services notifies residents of unaffiliated mailer
06/28/2016 12:55PM ● By J. ChamblessOfficials with Chester County’s
Department of Voter Services are issuing a notice to county residents
regarding a mailer that comes from a private non-profit organization
called the Voter Participation Center.
The
Voter Participation Center mailer, which states “Government
Document Enclosed” on the envelope, contains a letter referencing
the accuracy of voter registration records, a valid Pennsylvania
Voter Registration Application, and a postage paid envelope addressed
to Chester County’s Voter Registration Office. Chester County’s
Department of Voter Services is NOT affiliated with the Voter
Participation Center or its mailings, and did not provide any
information to the organization, including database mailing or voter
registration information.
According
to Kara Rahn, Director of Chester County Voter Services, “Some
residents who have received the mailer are contacting our office to
note inaccuracies of names and addresses – sometimes regarding
members of the family who are deceased, which is obviously most
distressing.”
“This
is most likely because of the purchase of a commercially available
database by the Voter Participation Center. We want to make sure
there is no confusion regarding this mailer, and ask that anyone who
wishes to check their voter registration status should contact our
office and disregard the mailing.”
The
Chester County Department of Voter Services is the county office for
the best, and most accurate voter registration information. For
information about how to register to vote, or how to change any
current voter registration information, contact the Department of
Voter Services by calling 610-344-6410 or go to www.chesco.org
and type in “Voter Services’ in the search bar.