Ballots Ready In Great Valley School District Municipalities

MALVERN, PA — The 2021 Municipal General Election is coming up quickly and ballots are ready for the vote in Malvern Borough, Willistown Township, East Whiteland Township and nearby.

NOTE: This report contains live links to Patch candidate profiles. To see how candidates responded to questions at the time of the 2021 primary election, click on their name. Also provided are links to campaign pages to help voters prepare.

Great Valley School District School Directors

In the Great Valley School Director race for Region 1, on East Whiteland Township ballots 4,5, and 6, as well as in Charlestown Township, voters will choose two board directors from among four candidates. Samantha Jouin and Andrea Rizzo are running as Democrats and Alex Enderle and Lauren Dicranian are on the ballot as Republicans. A map of GVSD voting regions can be viewed here.

Samantha Jouin's campaign website can be found here.

Andrea Rizzo's campaign website can be found here.

Alex Enderle's campaign website can be found here.

An online campaign website for Lauren Dicranian could not be found.

In GVSD Region 3, Willistown, the race is between Democrat Tricia Bliven-Chasinoff and Republican Sallie Campbell.

A campaign write-up on Tricia Bliven-Chasinoff can be found here.

Sallie Campbell's campaign website can be found here.

In GVSD Region 2 that includes Malvern and parts of East Whiteland Township, current TESD Board President David Barratt is the sole candidate.

Malvern Borough Council

Six Malvern Borough Council candidates are listed and voters may choose three. Democrats are current Council President Amy Finkbiner, Angela R. Riccetti, and Marty Laney. Republicans running for Borough Council are Jen Benson, Mike Citron, and Jennifer Chomko.

A campaign write-up on Amy Finkbiner can be found here.

A campaign write-up on Angela R. Riccetti can be found here.

A campaign write-up on Marty Laney can be found here.

Jen Benson's campaign website can be found here.

Mike Citron's campaign website can be found here.

An online campaign website for Jennifer Chomko could not be found.

Mayor of Malvern Borough

The race for Mayor of Malvern Borough is between Republican Catherine O. Raymond and Democrat Zeyn Uzman.

A campaign page could not be found for Zeyn Uzman.

Catherine O. Raymond's campaign page can be found here.

View A Ballot, Find Other Voter Information

To peek at a sample of the ballot for your municipality, go here. This document provides sample ballots as they will appear at polling places and though it is 400-plus pages long, municipalities are listed alphabetically starting with Atglen and ending with West Chester, so scroll accordingly to find yours.

A list of polling locations can be viewed here.

Another way to locate your polling place is the County's interactive map, here. When you find the blue landing page, read the instructions and click "OK" on the bottom right corner of the page, then be ready to put in your street address and town. You'll find your polling place on a map.

The County Boards of Elections must receive voted mail-in and civilian absentee ballots by 8 p.m. on Nov. 2. Military and overseas absentee ballots must be submitted for delivery no later than 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 1 and then must be received by the Board of Elections by Nov. 9.

The Chester County Voter Information Portal provides information links in one place. Link to it here.

Other Races On Your Ballot

Candidates for Chester County offices that appear on all County municipal ballots include: the race for County Coroner, with Democrat Sophia Garcia-Jackson running against Republican Frank Speidel; County Controller with Democrat Margaret Reif running for re-election against Republican Regina Mauro; Treasurer candidates Patricia A. Maisano, a Democratic running against Republican Jennifer Nicolas. Also, Chester County Clerk of Courts candidates are Democrat Yolanda Van de Krol and Republican Carmela Z. Ciliberti.

Candidates for Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice are Maria McLaughlin, a Democrat, and Kevin Brobson, a Republican. The race for Superior Court Judge is between Democrat Timika Lane and Republican Megan Sullivan.

Again, preview your ballot here, scrolling the alphabetical list to find your municipality. If municipalities begin with "East" or "West" they are alphabetized by the second word. For example, East Goshen Township would appear under G.

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