

Sample ballots, a candidate list and other resources are available at the Delco Votes! website at /sample. Sample Ballots, Candidate Lists, and Polling Places More information about Special Elections is available at /special. The Special Election for each of these offices will be at the end of the Republican and Democratic Primary ballots and will be the only item on “third-party” Special Election ballots for third-party/non-affiliated voters registered in the 163rd District and Radnor Ward 4.

This is unlike the primary contests, where candidates are seeking the nomination to represent a party on the November ballots.

In both special elections, voters should be aware that the winning candidates will take office shortly after the election. Pennsylvania holds special elections when there is a vacancy in an office and the law requires an election to fill the post for the remainder of that term.ĭue to vacancies in office, voters in the 163rd State Representative District will be electing a new House Representative, and voters in Radnor Township’s 4th Ward (Precincts 1 and 2), will be electing a new Township Commissioner. Two Special Elections Where all Eligible Voters may Participate In all other parts of Delaware County, only voters registered with the Democratic or Republican parties will be able to cast ballots in the Primary Election. Independent and third-party voters will be able to participate only in the two areas with Special Elections: the 163rd State Representative District and Radnor Township Ward 4. In most areas, only voters registered with the Democratic or Republican parties will be eligible to vote in the Primary Election. (which is also the cut-off for the County to receive civilian mail-in ballots). Election Day is Tuesday, May 16, from 7 a.m. The deadline for voters to apply for a Vote-by-Mail ballot is Tuesday, May 9. The deadline to register to vote-for first-time voters and those who need to update addresses, names, or party affiliations-is Monday, May 1. Final polling site assignments, ballot mailings, and equipment testing are proceeding, and staff and volunteer training activities are well under way in anticipation of increased voter requests for services and information during the final weeks before Election Day.

Delaware County Elections continues preparations for the Primary Election.
