Despite predictions made by voting officials that voting would peak after Levittown-area residents had their evening meal, much of the region’s polling stations remained bleak tonight.
Bristol Borough
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Bucking the trend in the rest of the area, polls in the borough were busy Tuesday evening.
The highly contested races lead to turnout that was over 50 percent in all wards.
Editor Jeff Bohen will have more on Wednesday.
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Bristol Township
Chairwoman Linda Tarlini stood outside of Benjamin Franklin Middle School in the early evening and stressed the importance of residents traveling out to vote. “It’s very important, especially in Bristol Township, and today in particular,” she said. “Today is the day for council, school board too, but mainly for council. If they win today, that’s it they won, because there is no opposition in November.”
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Although the matter of voting was stressed over and over again by various officials throughout the township, the numbers remained low even into the later evening.
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in the Plumbridge section of Levittown reported 12% of registered Republican and Democrats around 7pm had ventured out to cast their vote. Voting was not as high at the Bristol Township Municipal Building where an average of 11% of registered Republicans and Democrats in the region had participated in tonight’s Primary.
Falls Township
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Percentages of voters varied greatly amongst the township still painted in black and orange stemming from Pennsbury’s Prom on Saturday. The Falls Township Senior Citizen Center, as well as Fallsington Elementary reported a 10% average in voter turnout during the end of daylight hours.
Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School in Morrisville however varied greatly amongst its three separate voting districts. The smallest district (1st,6th) reported 18% voter turnout, 1st,3rd reported a measley, 6% voter turnout, and the largest voter district in size, reported just 10% voter turnout. The only issue reported to LevittownNow.com occurred here, simply because of voter confusion. Voters mistakenly thought today’s primary voting was to elect their Pennsbury School Board officials, said th 1st,5th Judge of Elections.
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Middletown Township
The township remained rather quiet throughout later evening voter hours.
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Knights of Columbus was completely empty around the 6pm hour, with voting officials sitting behind folding tables with arms crossed as they talked quietly amongst themselves on both the Cobalt Ridge and Quincy Hollow sides.
Walter Miller Elementary School reported a 12% average voter turnout among its two reporting voter districts.
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(Editors Jeff Bohen & Tom Sofield contributed to this report)
