News & Updates

Mar 07

Bloody Sunday, the Voting Rights Act, and the Future

56 years ago today, future Representative John Lewis lead a group of activists on a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The unarmed group was stopped and violently assaulted by police as they attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge just outside Selma. The gruesome event came to be known... read more →

Mar 03

Making Redistricting Fair for All Voters

Another census has come and gone, and that means it’s time for redistricting. Each state legislative district must contain the same number of people. Every 10 years, legislative districts are redrawn based on census data. Unfortunately, the process for doing so does not prevent the new maps from being gerrymandered... read more →

Feb 24

Municipal Primaries – They Matter!

Voter turnout is, of course, highest for presidential general elections and lowest for municipal primaries. In Lancaster County, municipal primaries rarely see more than 14 % of all registered voters participate. May 18th is our next primary election, and LCDC wants more Democrats to participate! Primary elections serve to determine... read more →

Feb 20

LCDC Announces Ballot Petition Signing Events

We have dozens of Democratic candidates running for local office, and they need your help! Candidates are now in the petition circulation period. They need to gather the signatures of Democratic voters within their precinct, municipalities, and/or school districts in order to get onto the ballot. This is where they... read more →

Feb 15

Lancaster County Democrats Adopt Resolution Against Sedition

At its annual meeting this past weekend, the Lancaster County Democratic Committee (LCDC) announced the adoption of a Resolution Against Sedition by its members. The resolution calls for the resignation of U.S. Representative Lloyd Smucker for his objection to Pennsylvania's Electoral College results after the deadly insurrection at the U.S.... read more →

Feb 13

Lancaster County Democrats Endorse in Local, County, and State Races

Today at its first-ever fully virtual annual meeting and endorsement convention, the Lancaster County Democratic Committee voted to endorse in a number of races at the municipal, county, and state level. “We try to do a public service by making our endorsements, especially in crowded primary elections” said Diane Topakian,... read more →

Jan 08

Chair’s Statement – January 6th Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

Friends-- January 6, 2021 is another date that will live in infamy. On Wednesday, the nation, and the world, witnessed a lawless mob overtake the U.S. Capitol in a forceful attempt to circumvent democracy. This was a violently attempted coup, encouraged by Donald Trump himself. We are glad these insurrectionists... read more →

Jan 06

BREAKING: Lloyd Smucker objects to Electoral College vote

Today a joint session of Congress will meet to count the Electoral College votes, officially declaring Joe Biden as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President. Yet Lancaster County's own Rep. Lloyd Smucker has publicly stated he will object to the count, disregarding the will of the majority of Pennsylvanians... read more →

Nov 12

Chair’s Statement – Reflecting on the Presidential Election

You probably heard it last Saturday, the collective sigh of relief across the nation and the world as spontaneous pop-up celebrations formed in cities and towns (including Lancaster!) Decency, truth, and compassion triumphed when Democrat Joe Biden was declared the winner of the Presidential Election. This election was historic in... read more →

Nov 03

County Every Ballot – Election Results Take Time

Over the last several months, increasingly during the lead up to today’s election, Donald Trump has made many false claims about voting by mail and election security. In any given year, ballot counting continues well past election night — absentee ballots, provisional ballots, ballots from overseas/military voters, etc. all need... read more →