Pittsburgh Penguins Team Up With Department Of State, Allegheny County For Voting Initiatives
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins are teaming up with the Department of State and Allegheny County to support voting initiatives.
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar announced the collaboration Monday. The initiative aims to increase voter participation and assist election administration in November.
Together they’ll explore initiatives like volunteering as and helping recruit poll workers, educating the public about voting and sponsoring get-out-the-vote campaigns.
The Department of State says the Pens are the first NHL team in the country to announce a collaboration like this, and additional Pa. teams and athletes are expected to follow suit soon.
“We are delighted to partner with the Penguins for such an important initiative. Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy, and it’s absolutely imperative that we have the resources, including personnel, to be able to administer our elections,” said Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald in a press release.
“We’re hopeful that this effort by the Penguins catches on and that we see even more businesses and organizations in our community offer their employees the ability to participate more fully in this democratic process.”
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