How one Pennsylvania official is getting creative to combat voter apathy
Neil Makhija, a county commissioner in a key Pennsylvania county, recently held a Voter Hall of Fame to inspire more people to get out and vote.
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Neil Makhija is on a mission.
As the county commissioner in charge of elections here in Pennsylvania’s Montgomery County, he is determined to get as many people out to vote in November as he can. It’s a big part of the reason he campaigned for the job.
“I’m probably one of the first people to run for a county commissioner seat in Pennsylvania because of the role of administering elections,” said Makhija, 37, a Democrat who took office in January and previously taught election law at the University of Pennsylvania.
“When this seat opened up, I thought this is a real place where we can make a difference, protect voting rights and really set the standard in Pennsylvania and for the country,” he added.
But to get more people to vote, Makhija realized he would need to get creative.
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