Franklin County Election Board Press Release for the week of April 12, 2021
This is one of several press releases that will be emailed to you weekly concerning the upcoming Municipal Primary Election scheduled for Tuesday, May 18, 2021. If you have any questions, you can contact the Franklin County Election Board at (717) 261-3810.
Hello Fellow Democrats:
Pennsylvania’s 2021 Election Season Has Begun!
While it is not a presidential or congressional year it is equally important to all of us as we will be voting for statewide judicial races. These courts hand down appeal decisions that can help us fight against flawed legislation, discrimination, gerrymandering of our legislative districts and voting rights issues.
There are seats open on the following courts:
PA Supreme Court – 1 Superior Court – 1 Commonwealth Court – 2
Supreme Court:
Judge Maria McLaughlin www.judgemclaughlin.com
(endorsed by the PA Democratic Committee)
Superior Court:
Jill Beck www.jillbeck.com
Judge Timika Lane www.judgelane.com
Bryan Neft www.bryanneft.com
Commonwealth Court:
Judge David Spurgeon www.judgespurgeon4commonwealth.com
(endorsed by the PA Democratic Committee)
Amanda Green–Hawkins www.amandagreenhawkins.com
Judge Lori Dumas www.judgedumas2021.com
Judge Sierra Street www.judgesierrastreet.com
Franklin County Democratic Committee www.franklincountypadems.org
P O Box 126 Facebook: PA Franklin County Democratic
Fayetteville, PA 17222 Committee
pafcdems@gmail.com
717-660-6077
Trish Cordell
PA State Democratic Committee – for Franklin County
717-352-3372
pcordell@comcast.net
PRESS RELEASE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Commissioners’ Office/County Board of Elections
340 North Second St.
Chambersburg, PA 17201
717-261-3810
Candidate Packets Now Available
The 2021 Municipal Primary election season is upon us and the following offices are up for election this year:
County Treasurer
Magisterial District Judges #39-3-03 & #39-3-07
Constables
Tax Collectors
Township Supervisors
Auditors
Councilpersons
Mayors
School Directors
Judges & Inspectors of Election
If an individual is interested in running for any of the offices up for election this spring, they will need to request a candidates’ packet from the Franklin County Commissioners’ Office located at 340 North Second Street, Chambersburg (across from the Corpus Christi Church) up through February 17th. On February 18th, the Commissioners’ Office will be moving to the Administration Building located at 272 N. Second Street, Chambersburg.
For all township, borough and school board positions, a minimum of ten signatures of registered voters is required on their nomination petition in order for their name to be placed on the May 18, 2021 Municipal Primary ballot. There is no filing fee required for most of these offices. The last day to file a petition with the Commissioners’ Office for any of these offices is March 9th at 4:30 p.m.
Available on the County’s website (www.franklincountypa.gov) under the Voter & Elections’ homepage is a copy of the Informational Packet for Candidates which gives detailed instructions on running for public office, a handout entitled “Explanation of Rejected and Challenged Petitions” and a 2021 Election Calendar under the tab titled Candidate Election Information. There is also additional links to information about registering to vote, absentee balloting, voting wards, past election results, campaign finance, etc.
Information on qualifications, duties and responsibilities of various elected offices can be found at www.NewPA.com under Local Government Support – Publications/Library. If an individual has any questions about running for public office, they should contact the Franklin County Election Board at (717) 261-3810.