Gearing Up For Election Day

Tomorrow, May 17, is Primary Election Day. As a tax-paying American citizen, it is your inalienable right – your civic duty – to cast your vote. This is your chance to have a say in future legislation!

In Pennsylvania, primary elections are held on a closed basis – this means you must be registered as a Republican to cast a vote for the Republican candidate, or as a Democrat to vote for the Democratic candidate. For example, you could not vote in the Republican primary if you are registered as an Independent.

Click here to learn about the importance of Primary Elections.

Here are the choices on the sample ballots for Bensalem Township:

Statewide

PA Superior Court

Vic Stabile (R), Paula A. Patrick (R), and David N. Wecht (D) are running for a spot in the November 2011 general election

PA Courts

Paul P. Panepinto (R), Anne Covey (R), Kathryn Boockvar (D), and Barbara Behrend Ernsberger (D) are running for a spot in the November 2011 general election.

Countywide

Common Pleas Court

James M. McMaster, of Bensalem; and Michael D. Rubin, of Upper Southampton, are on both D and R sides of the ballot running for a spot in the general election.

County Commissioner

Charles H. Martin (R), of Upper Southampton; Robert G Loughery (R), of Bensalem; Andrew L. Warren (R), of Middletown; Jay Russel (R), of Northampton; Det Ansin (D), of Doylestown; and Diane Ellis-Marseglia (D), of Middletown, are running for two spots in the general election.

Register of Wills

Donald Petrille Jr. (R), of Bedminster; and Donna M. Caracappa (D), of Penndel, are running uncontested for a spot in the general election.

County Treasurer

William R. Snyder (R), of Doylestown; and Tom Kearns (D), of Middletown, are running uncontested for a spot in the general election.

Clerk of the Courts

Mary K. Smithson (R), of Upper Makefield; and Mary A. Whitesell (D), of Springfield, are running uncontested for a spot in the general election.

Coroner

Joseph P. Campbell (R), of Quakertown; and Umar Farooq (D), of Bensalem, are running uncontested for a spot in the general election.

Local Races

Magisterial District Judge

Joseph P. Falcone is running uncontested on both sides of the ballot for a spot in the general election.

School Director

Kevin McKay, Matthew Grodsky, Heather Nicholas, Wayne L. Lewis, Toni Mobley Simmons, Pam Strange, Nora Jordan and Lois Oguntade are running on both sides of the ballot for five spots in the general election.

Council

Ed Kisselback Jr. (R), Joseph Knowles (R), Mary Jeffery (D) and Robert Heller (D) are running uncontested for two spots in the general election.

Auditor

John P. Fields (R) and Harris Martin (D) are running uncontested for a spot in the general election.

Polls open at 7 a.m., in Pennsylvania, and you can cast your vote until 8 p.m. To find your polling place, or for other information about voting and elections, visit the Votes PA website.

Bensalem has 27 voting districts in the following polling places:

• Lower East #1 Russell C. Struble Elementary School 4300 Bensalem Blvd
• Lower East #2 Robert Shafer Middle School 3333 Hulmeville Rd
• Lower East #3 Robert Shafer Middle School 3333 Hulmeville Rd
• Lower East #4 Cecelia Snyder Middle School 3300 Hulmeville Rd
• Lower East #5 Bensalem High School 4319 Hulmeville Rd
• Lower East #6 Bensalem High School 4319 Hulmeville Rd
• Lower East #7 Russell C. Struble Elementary School 4300 Bensalem Blvd
• Lower East #8 Bensalem High School 4319 Hulmeville Rd
• Lower Middle #1 Union Fire Company 2067 State Rd
• Lower Middle #2 Cornwells Elementary School 2215 Hulmeville Rd
• Lower Middle #3 Cornwells Elementary School 2215 Hulmeville Rd
• Lower Middle #4 Polish Army Veterans 3258 Knights Rd
• Lower Middle #5 St. Mary Wellness Center 2546 Knights Rd
• Lower West Holy Family  University - Woodhaven 1311 Bristol Pk
• Upper West  Kings Library  Church of the Redeemer 1065 Bristol Pk
• Upper #1 Trevose  Fire Company 4900 Street Rd
• Upper #2 Samuel K. Faust Elementary School 2901 Bellview Dr
• Upper #3 Trevose Fire Company 4900 Street Rd
• Upper #4 Belmont Hills Elementary School 5000 Neshaminy Blvd
• Upper #5 Samuel K. Faust Elementary School 2901 Bellview Dr
• Upper #6 Valley Elementary School 3100 Donallen Dr
• Upper #7 Belmont Hills  Elementary School 5000 Neshaminy Blvd
• Upper #8 Belmont Hills  Elementary School 5000 Neshaminy Blvd
• Upper #9 Valley  Elementary School 3100 Donallen Dr
• Upper #10 Valley Elementary School 3100 Donallen Dr
• Upper #11 Cecelia Snyder Middle School 3300 Hulmeville Rd
• Upper #12 Belmont Hills Elementary School 5000 Neshaminy Blvd