INTRODUCTION

This Voters Guide was prepared by the League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh and the League of Women Voters Education Fund in cooperation with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The league is a nonpartisan organization and does not endorse or oppose any political party or candidate. Its purpose is to promote political responsibility through informed participation of citizens.

	Anita Dufalla, Post-Gazette
	Incumbent Republican U. S. Senator Arlen Specter faces challenger Patrick Toomey in one of the closely watched primary races this coming Tuesday.

The Voters Guide listings are based on material submitted by the candidates. In cases in which questionnaires were not returned, only the candidate's name and party are listed. Every candidate was asked to submit a photograph. Those received are printed.

The guide lists candidates in the April 27 primary election for:

President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state auditor general, state treasurer, state attorney general, state Senate in odd-numbered districts and state House.

There is one statewide referendum question. All voters regardless of party may vote on the ballot question.

Candidates' names are listed as they will appear on the ballot. The party of the governor is, by practice, given the first position on the ballot in Pennsylvania.

Study the guide and choose the candidates for whom you want to vote. You may take the guide into the voting booth to help you. Nothing in this guide should be construed as an endorsement of any candidate by the League of Women Voters.

To find out what district you live in, call the League of Women Voters Community Information Center, 412-261-4284, Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Index

President of the United States

U.S. Senate

U.S. House of Representatives

Pennsylvania Row Offices

Pennsylvania Senate

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

State-wide Referendum

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Primary Election Information

Voting in a primary election
To vote in this primary election you must have been registered by March 29. Your registration is permanent if you did not change your address or name.

Identification requirements
If you are a new voter or if you are voting at a polling place for the first time, you must bring your voter ID card or a photo ID such as a driver's license, student ID or some other form of federal or state government-issued ID. Some forms of non-photo ID are also acceptable, such as a firearm permit, current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck or government check. If you do not have acceptable ID, then you must be allowed to vote by provisional ballot.

Provisional ballots
If your right to vote is challenged at the polls, you are in the right polling place and the problem cannot be resolved by the judge of elections, you have the right to ask for and vote by provisional ballot. If it is later determined that you were eligible to vote, your ballot will be counted. You will be given instructions on how to determine if your vote was counted.

Absentee voting
Registered voters who are ill, disabled, or will be absent from the municipality on Election Day may vote by absentee ballot. Completed applications for absentee ballots must be received by the county board of elections by 5 p.m. today.

Completed absentee ballots must be received back at the board of elections by 5 p.m. Friday.

Write-in voting
For write-in voting information, check with workers at your polling place before entering the voting booth.

Internet Voters Guide
An expanded version of this Voters Guide and other useful information for voters can be found on the league's home page at www.pa.lwv.org/pittsburgh. Candidates have posted more detailed information about their qualifications and their positions on issues of their choice on the League's Democracy Network Web site at www.dnet.org.