Phoenixville Ballots Ready For Election Day: Find Info Here

PHOENIXVILLE, PA — The 2021 Municipal General Election is coming up quickly and ballots are ready for the vote in Phoenixville and municipalities in the Phoenixville Area School District.

Phoenixville's ballot shows several uncontested local races, but five candidates vying for four seats on the Phoenixville Area School District Board of Directors.

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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.

Phoenixville Area School District School Directors

In the Phoenixville Area School District, five candidates run for four seats as School Director At Large. The five appear on all Phoenixville Ward ballots and on ballots in East Pikeland Township.

Candidates listed as Democrat/Republican are Caitlyn Carminito, Susan Turner, and Scott Overland.

Victoria Walker runs as a Democrat and Emily Shanley is listed as a Republican.

A campaign statement posted by Shanley can be found here.

A campaign page for Walker can be viewed here.

A shared campaign page for Democratic candidates in Phoenixville can be viewed here.

Read about Turner's appointment to the PASD Board in September 2020, here.

Phoenixville Borough Council

Candidates for Phoenixville Borough Council run uncontested in all four wards. In the North Ward, Richard Mark Kirkner, a Democrat runs uncontested.

In Phoenixville's Middle Ward, Beth Burckley, also a Democrat, runs uncontested.

In the East Ward, James Carminito, a Democrat, is also the sole candidate and Democrat Dana Dugan runs uncontested in the West Ward.

Board Director Laura Reed resigned on Oct. 18 and Phoenixville Area School District will appoint someone to fill her vacancy in the weeks ahead. Reed's term would have ended in 2023. Read that Patch story here.

Mayor of Phoenixville Borough
The race for Mayor of Phoenixville Borough is no race, as Mayor Peter Urscheler runs uncontested for re-election.

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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