A Primary Primer: Election 2012 at a Glance
A quick look at who Phoenixville residents can vote for, and where they can do it.
Who is running?
State Representative (157th District)
- Incumbent Republican Warren E. Kamp is running unopposed, as is Democrat Paul J. Drucker.
State Senator (19th District)
- Incumbent Democrat Andrew Dinniman is unopposed in the primary, as is Republican Christopher Amentas.
Attorney General - Contested for Democrats
- Democrats Kathleen Kane and Patrick Murphy are competing for the nomination, while Republican David Freed is unopposed in the primary.
Auditor General - Contested for Republicans
- Republicans Frank Pinto and John Maher are competing for the nomination. Democrat Eugene Depasquale is unopposed in the primary.
Treasurer
- Incumbent Democrat Robert McCord is unopposed in the primary, as is Republican Diana Irey Vaughan.
U.S. Representative (PA-6th)
- Incumbent Republican Jim Gerlach (PA-6) is unopposed in the primary, as is Berks County physician Manan Trivedi on the Democratic ballot.
U.S. Senator - Contested for Democrats and Republicans
- Incumbent Democrat Bob Casey faces a challenge from Joseph Vodvarka. The Republican ballot includes Charlestown resident Steve Welch, Sam Rohrer, Marc Scaringi, Tom Smith and David Christian.
U.S. President - Contested for Republicans
- Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul, will be on the ballot, as will Rick Santorum, who has suspended his campaign. Barack Obama is unopposed on the Democratic side.
Where to vote
The borough of Phoenixville has 12 separate polling locations. Find your precinct and polling place by viewing this map or by entering your street address at the state elections website.
Jon
7:02 am on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
There is one change this year, Spring and Fall, to polling place locations in the Borough, there are signs up about it-
472 Phoenixville E-1
From: Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville, PA
To: Barkley Elementary School, Main Auditorium, 320 Second Avenue, Phoenixville, PA
you can verify it here at the county website for Voter Services:
http://www.chesco.org/election/lib/election/pdf/2012/2012_polling_place_changes.pdf
Oldeguy
8:31 am on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
There is one paper sign taped to the upper part of the Library's outside door telling voters that the polling place was changed to Barkley Elementary School. I saw no other notices, news articles in any of the papers, or "notices" on the Borough Web Site. For some reason, this change is a "secret", and harmful to older voters (and others) who walk to the Library to vote. Parking near "Barkley Elementary" is worse than at the Library.
Even new Trash Regulations got a "little" publicity before their big change.
imwatchingyou
12:40 pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Par for the course. With everything going on with the library boards and school board one has to wonder. Didn't the library director just write an op- ed last week about how accomodating the library is to the public. lol
Richard A Breuer
12:43 pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Notice of the polling place change is the responsibility of Chester County Voter Services, not the Borough and not the library.
Benjamin Franklin
11:56 am on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
People who are wrapped up in themselves make small packages
What have you done for your library lately?