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Candidates, political parties, and Bucks County election officials are preparing for the upcoming special election set for mid-February.
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Following the resignation of Democratic State Rep. John Galloway in December so he could take the job of district judge, Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton called a special election that will take place in the 140th Legislative District on Tuesday, February 13.
Democrat Jim Prokopiak, a Pennsbury School Board member and former Falls Township supervisor, will face off against Republican Candace Cabanas, a Falls Township resident who has worked in home health care, in the special election.
The 140th Legislative District seat encompasses Falls Township, Morrisville Borough, Tullytown Borough, and a section of Middletown Township.
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There are approximately 45,000 registered voters in the 140th Legislative District.
The special election is important because the House House is tied at 101-101. The outcome of the election will decide the House majority for the rest of 2024.
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Voters will be able to vote via mail-in ballots, on-demand ballots, and in-person at polling stations.
Kelly Gale, the acting director of the Bucks County Board of Elections, said mail-in voting is underway. Those who want a mail-in ballot have to apply by February 6.
Mail-in ballots have to be back to election officials by 8 p.m. on February 13.
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In addition to the U.S. Postal Service, mail-in ballots can be delivered starting February 5 to the secured drop boxes at the Lower Bucks County Government Service Center at 7321 New Falls Road in Levittown and at the Yardley-Makefield Library at 1080 Edgewood Road in Lower Makefield Township. Click here to see the location hours.
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On-demand voting at the Bucks County Administration Building in Doylestown Borough will take place Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and at the Lower Bucks County Government Service Center starting February 5 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.
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“Because school is in session that day, some of the polling places had to be moved. You will receive a postcard in the mail if your polling place moved. If you are unsure of where to vote, please contact the Board of Elections,” Gale said.
Click here to see the list of updated polling places.
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After the special election, the primary election across Bucks County and Pennsylvania will take place on Tuesday, April 23 and the general election will be on Tuesday, November 5.
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