2025 Municipal Primary YoCo Voter Guide
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Dover Township
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Thu, Apr 17 @ 11:02am
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Dear Voter,
Every year is an election year. This year's Municipal Elections will have important consequences for the operations of our local and county governments, school districts, and the Pennsylvania Judiciary. Participation in these elections has historically been quite low. This is unfortunate. In many ways local governments have the most impact on our daily lives. They ensure that our trash Is collected, in some cases provide sewer and/or water service, maintain community parks, and operate local police forces. Local governments maintain our streets and set the zoning policy which shape our neighborhoods.
York County will elect a district attorney and an new County Corner. This year, the County Recorder of Deeds and the County Controller are also up for re-election. Municipalities across York County will elect the decision maker who directly impact their daily lives, by providing direct services like police coverage, trash pick-up, and community parks and recreation programming. These officials shape our communities more broadly via the zoning and land-use policies.
Furthermore, municipal elections include judicial elections. Elections will be held to determine magisterial district judges in three of the nineteen magisterial district judge districts in York County. These judicial officials preside over cases concerning a variety of matters including arraignments, traffic cases, criminal cases for summary offenses, and civil cases for which the amount involved is less than $12,000.
York County will elect two Judges for our County's Court of Common Pleas and three of our Judges will be up for retention this year. In November, voters will have the opportunity to vote on the retention of three Justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, as well as a Judge of the Commonwealth Court and a Judge of the Superior Court. The judicial philosophy of these Judges plays a significant role in the manner in which Pennsylvania Constitution and the United States Constitution are interpreted and in how the law applied to preserve the Constitutional rights of Pennsylvanians. Recent landmark cases at the Supreme Court level have re-shaped Pennsylvania's congressional districts, mandated significant reforms to the funding of primary education.
Finally, at the precinct level, the smallest constituency in the electoral system, voters will elect a Judge of elections and two inspectors of elections to administer elections at their polling place.
Be informed. Make a Plan. Vote.
Sincerely,
YoCo Voter Guide Partners
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