Election Day Weeks Away: What You Need To Know In Chester County

CHESTER COUNTY, PA — The Municipal General Election is looming and Monday is the deadline for voter registration as Chester County Voter Services has its information hub up and running.

Monday, Oct. 18 is the last day to register to vote in the November election and Tuesday, Oct. 26 is the last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot.

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

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.

Candidates for each municipality, and their party affiliation, are listed.

Candidates for Chester County offices that appear on all 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.

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.

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.

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