Allentown City Council on Wednesday again kicked the can on proposed campaign finance regulations, needing more time to determine how to enforce reporting requirements and contribution limits.
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Voter turnout in Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary was much higher than in recent off-year elections. Mail-in ballots, competitive races in the Lehigh Valley's largest cities and fallout from the pandemic played a role.
Allentown’s crowded Democratic City Council primary was too close to call early Wednesday as three candidates competed for the fourth and final nomination.
Matt Tuerk is poised to clinch the Democratic nomination in a historically competitive Allentown mayoral race. Tuerk, a longtime economic development official, holds a 115-vote, 1.5-percentage-point advantage over incumbent Mayor Ray O’Connell in the Democratic primary, according to incomplete and unofficial results.