Cranberry Election Guide 2021: What You Need To Know

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA — A lack of competition in Butler County row office races should make for a speedy trip to the polls for Cranberry voters on Election Day.

In the Cranberry supervisors race, four candidates are running for two open seats: Republican incumbents Dick Hadley and Mike Manipole, and Democrats Karen Schroeder and Nick Kotik.

In Seneca Valley School District board races impacting Cranberry, Democrat Travis Savitt-Kraft is being challenged by nonpartisan candidate Frederick Peterson for the District Region 4 seat. Leslie Bredl is unopposed on the ballot for the District Region 1 seat and Tim Hester has no opponent on the ballot for the District Region 5 seat.

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Four write-in candidates are running together on a parental choice platform of giving parents a say when it comes to education of their children. Three are from Cranberry: Erin McClymonds, Chris Marnik Jr. and Nunzio Martin.

For the one open Common Pleas Court seat, Democratic-Republican nominee Joe Kubit faces independent Jen Gilliland Vanasdale.

Candidates for magisterial district justice, clerk of courts, controller, coroner and sheriff are running unopposed.

For the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Democrat Maria McLaughlin faces Republican Kevin Brobson. For Superior Court, Democrat Timika Lane squares off against Megan Sullivan.

For Commonwealth Court, four candidates are running for two seats: Democrats Lori Duman and David Lee Spurgeon and Republicans Stacy Marie Wallace and Drew Crompton.

MAIL-IN AND ABSENTEE BALLOTING

In Pennsylvania, you can choose to vote by mail by requesting an absentee or mail-in ballot.

Absentee ballot: If you plan to be out of the municipality on election day, or if you have a disability or illness, you should request this ballot which requires you to list a reason for your ballot.

Information on absentee and mail-in voting can be found here.

IN-PERSON VOTING

Polling places open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Anyone in line at 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote.

See a sample ballot here.

Find you polling place here.

POLL WATCHERS

Poll watchers are individuals who are appointed by a candidate or party, and credentialed by the county, who watch operations at a polling place. By state law, the person must be a qualified, registered elector of the county.

Watchers are permitted to keep a list of voters and may challenge an elector's identity, residence, or qualifications to be an eligible voter.

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