2021 Primary Election: Here’s a look at key races in York County
Posted May 12, 2021
The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming primary is May 3. Not sure if you are registered? Find the status of your voter registration online at www.votespa.com. Polls on Tuesday, May 18 open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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York County voters will cast ballots in a slew of races for seats in local boroughs, township supervisory boards as well as school boards in the upcoming May 18 primary.
Among the marquee races in the off-year contest are races for row offices, the mayor and city council races in the City of York and a legislative race to fill a vacancy left by the death of an incumbent.
York City Mayor Michael Helfrich and state Rep. Carol Hill-Evans, D-York, were informed of the error over the weekend, Wheeler said.
Dennis Kunkle and his wife are among the voters who received the wrong ballots. They discovered the error last week, and his wife contacted the election office on Monday. It s unfortunate, he said.
Someone could point to the mistake and say that mail-in voting is fraught with problems, but that s not his feeling.
Kunkle said they voted by mail-in last year during the pandemic like many others in York County did. We just decided we like it better, he said, adding that they didn t have to remember to go to the poll on election day.
York City department heads retiring; mayor says more jobs need to be filled
York Dispatch
York City Mayor Michael Helfrich s administration is expected to lose some key figures over the next two months as the city also looks to fill a variety of other jobs.
Helfrich announced on Wednesday that Business Administrator Tom Ray and Health Bureau Director Barbara Kovacs will soon retire. In addition, Helfrich s chief of staff, Philip Given, will be stepping down, and Helfrich will need to step down as acting director of community and economic development.
Meanwhile, city jobs ranging from painters to wastewater plant workers remain unfilled.
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