More information about Special Elections is available at on the PA Department of State website, accessible 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. Here is a rundown of things that Delaware County voters should know before heading out to the polls (or a ballot drop box!). Tuesday, May 16 is Election Day! Polls will open at all 250 polling locations at 7 a.m. Released: Sample Ballots, In-Person Polling Places, Secured Ballot Drop Boxes, Naked Ballots, and more

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