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2021 Municipal Primary Election Recap
2021 Municipal Primary Election Recap
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Pennsylvania’s 2021 municipal primary took place yesterday (Tuesday, May 18). Statewide, Pennsylvania officials sent out 820,757 mail and absentee ballots. As of 5/18, voters had returned roughly 69% of these ballots. With vote tallying still ongoing,
all results are UNOFFICIAL.
Statewide Ballot Questions
Four statewide ballot questions were on the primary election slate for Pennsylvania voters to decide; including three that would make changes to the state’s constitution. The questions included two specific referendums that address how future state of emergencies will be handled in Pennsylvania.
Question one asked voters to amend the state constitution to limit all state of emergencies issued by a governor to 21 days. 53.61% voted YES.
Valley communities include Buffalo Township, Freeport, South Buffalo, Gilpin, North Apollo and Kiski Township.
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Three candidates will vie for the seat of former state Rep. Jeff Pyle, R-Ford City, in a special election being held the day of the 2021 municipal primary election on Tuesday
, May 18.
Pyle, in his ninth term, stepped down in March for health reasons.
The winner of the special election will fill his seat immediately and serve until the end of 2022.
The state’s 60th House District covers parts of Armstrong, Butler and Indiana counties.
Pennsylvania’s Primary Election is May 18
th, and the deadline to apply to vote by mail is this coming Tuesday, the 11
th. Mail-in or absentee ballots may be applied for at the Indiana County Voting & Elections Office at the county courthouse.
This year’s Primary ballot includes four constitutional amendment questions and a special election for the 60
th District seat in the state House of Representatives. That district, which includes a portion of Indiana County, has no current legislator after Representative Jeff Pyle was forced to retire on March 16
th due to health reasons. The candidates are Pyle’s chief of staff, Republican Abby Major; Democrat Frank Prazenica Jr.; and Libertarian Andrew Hreha.