Lower Providence 2023 General Election Guide

LOWER PROVIDENCE, PA — The shape of Pennsylvania state and local politics heading into the 2024 presidential election and beyond is at stake this November. The 2023 election features a range of local and state races with impact in the Montgomery County area and across the state.

Lower Providence area offices

Methacton School Board has five open general seats, and 10 candidates.

Democrats Pooja Chanda, Kate Graf, Kathleen Thiel, Semira Purdue, and Paul Winters will face Republicans Jim Beam, Kathy Muscarella, Deborah McGinley, and Sheila Smith.

The board also has four candidates running for two open two-year term seats. Democrats Glen Mersky and Cathy Cleary will face Republicans John Mack and Ken Voss.

On the Lower Providence Board of Supervisors, Democrats Sarah A. Charles and Gary Neights will face Republicans Rebecca Catagnus and Beth Ann Bittner Mazza for two open seats.

Montgomery County offices

Montgomery County is historically a deeply blue county, and Democratic candidates are favored to once again sweep all county races.

The most compelling race may be between two Republicans: the three person Montgomery County Board of Commissioners must always comprise two individuals from the leading party (Democrats), and one from the other (Republicans). Sitting Commissioner Joe Gale was ousted during the primary in the spring, so establishment GOP picks Limerick Township Supervisor Tom DiBello and Upper Dublin Commissioner Liz Ferry will face off for the third spot.

The Board will look quite different than in previous years, as Democratic Commissioner Jamila Winder is the sitting candidate running. Longtime Commissioner Ken Lawrence is retiring. Winder is joined by lawyer and Penn professor of politics Neil Makhija on the Democratic ballot.

Other county races: incumbent Democratic sheriff Sean Kilkenny is being challenged by Ed Moye. The clerk of courts, controller, coroner, register of deeds, prothonotary, and recorder of deeds are also all being contested.

State races

This year’s statewide races are all for Pennsylvania’s three appellate courts. There are two open seats on the Superior Court, one on the Commonwealth Court, and one on the Supreme Court.

Other important voting information

Find Voter Registration Status

You can search for your voter registration status with your name or your PennDOT driver's license or identification card. Your party affiliation and polling place address will be displayed once you have provided an exact match with the information on your voter registration record.

Register to Vote, Update Your Voter Registration

To qualify to vote, one must be a United States citizen at least one month prior to the election, a resident of Pennsylvania and the election district at least 30 days before the election, and 18 years of age on orbefore the day of the election.

The easiest and fastest way to apply or make a change is by using the state’s online voter registration process.

Those applicants who have a driver’s license or PennDOT identification card can link their signature on file with PennDOT to their voter record. The record will then be electronically transferred to the Allegheny County Elections Division for processing and approval.
Applicants who do not have a Pennsylvania driver’s license or identification card can upload a digital image of their signature or print, sign, and mail the completed online application to the Elections Division. Individuals unable to print the application can request that the Pennsylvania Department of State mail them a signature card to complete and return to the Elections Division.

Online Mail-In, Absentee Ballot Applications

Your completed application must be received in the county office by 5 p.m. on Oct. 31. The deadline to return your voted absentee or mail-in ballot is 8 p.m. on Nov. 7.

Polling Place Locator

Begin by typing the county of residence and city in the drop-down menu that appears, then enter the street name, the house number, and zip code. If you're voting in person, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Military or Overseas Civilian Voters

If you are a member of the military or an overseas civilian voter, you have options for how you register and vote in Pennsylvania.