2023 Primary Elections Information!

The 2023 primary elections are coming up on Tuesday, May 16th! School Board, City, and County officials have the power to shape our regional food system - from who has access to land to grow food, to how and where nutritious food is available in your neighborhood. Candidates on the May primary ballot will contribute to work on school food, public funding sources for community-based food systems work, child nutrition programs, and transportation access, among other critical food systems initiatives. You, as a voter, have the power to decide who those officials are. Please take a moment to review the resources created by the incredible organizations highlighted below - we’ll see you at the polls on Tuesday!

🗓️ May 16: Election Day — Last day to vote in the 2023 primary election! Polling places are open from 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM, and if you are in line by 8 PM, you are allowed to vote. If you previously requested a mail-in or absentee ballot, you must return your ballot by 8:00 PM

🗳️ You can view your sample ballot online through the Allegheny County Board of Elections.

🔎 Find your polling place here.

1. PFPC partner Just Harvest pulled together a Food Policy Voter Guide - see candidate responses on critical questions about the Food Justice Fund, Good Food Purchasing Policies, and how they would address hunger and food apartheid.

*Note: This guide does not contain the responses for all the candidates who will be on the ballot in Allegheny County. Just Harvest sent questionnaires only to candidates who will have the ability to shape hunger and poverty policy in the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County AND who will be facing an opponent within their party in the upcoming primary election. Additional information is available HERE.

1. PFPC partner Pittsburghers for Public Transit asked County Executive candidates where they stand on the Department of Human Services discounted fare pilot program - Fair Fares - which would permit SNAP/EBT households to access public transportation at no cost. Read their answers or watch the forum!

1. United Way of SWPA and The Pittsburgh Foundation hosted a Human Services Roundtable for County Executive candidates. PFPC partner and Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank Policy Director, Colleen Young, shares context about food insecurity in the region starting at 11 minutes, and candidate responses start at 18 minutes.

1. PFPC partner Vote School Board First once again asked School Board candidates about priorities around hunger and nutrition for students at Pittsburgh Public School District. See their responses - including support for the Good Food Purchasing Policy - HERE.

1. General information about the candidates and their priorities (non-food and food-related) is also provided in this guide created by WESA 90.5.