(March 2, 2017) District 3 residents have until next Tuesday to register to vote in the April 4 contest between incumbent Dale Trotter or challenger Monna Van Ess for a seat on the city council — if they had been previously unregistered or allowed existing registrations to expire.
In Worcester County, registrations expire after a voter misses two consecutive elections for federal-level representatives: Congressional, Senatorial or Presidential. Otherwise, the registration remains intact and valid, according to the county Board of Elections.
According to Pocomoke City Clerk Carol Jacobs, voter registrations forms are available at the Pocomoke Library, the post office and the Motor Vehicle Administration in Salisbury.
Completed forms must be delivered to the Worcester County Board of Elections’ office on Belt Street in Snow Hill before Tuesday in order to be accepted for the upcoming election.
The venue for the election has also changed. Expecting a citywide contest for mayor, the town chose the Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company’s Community Center as the polling place, instead of the usual spot at the library.
No challenger to incumbent Bruce Morrison’s third term as mayor emerged, so, in accordance with regulations adopted after last year’s election, the town was able to cancel the mayoral race, leaving the question of District 3 open. Write-in candidacies are no longer allowed unless declared during the filing period.
Also gone this year are mechanical voting machines. The town decided to require paper ballots only as part of the reforms adopted after last year’s election.
An error in calculating the results, where fewer votes were tallied than voters counted at the doors, forced a new election in District 2 last year.
As only a few hundred voters are expected during city council races, the paper ballots are expected to be quicker, easier and less prone to malfunction. During the election and subsequent do-over, fewer than 200 votes were cast in each contest.
In Worcester County, registrations expire after a voter misses two consecutive elections for federal-level representatives: Congressional, Senatorial or Presidential. Otherwise, the registration remains intact and valid, according to the county Board of Elections.
According to Pocomoke City Clerk Carol Jacobs, voter registrations forms are available at the Pocomoke Library, the post office and the Motor Vehicle Administration in Salisbury.
Completed forms must be delivered to the Worcester County Board of Elections’ office on Belt Street in Snow Hill before Tuesday in order to be accepted for the upcoming election.
The venue for the election has also changed. Expecting a citywide contest for mayor, the town chose the Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company’s Community Center as the polling place, instead of the usual spot at the library.
No challenger to incumbent Bruce Morrison’s third term as mayor emerged, so, in accordance with regulations adopted after last year’s election, the town was able to cancel the mayoral race, leaving the question of District 3 open. Write-in candidacies are no longer allowed unless declared during the filing period.
Also gone this year are mechanical voting machines. The town decided to require paper ballots only as part of the reforms adopted after last year’s election.
An error in calculating the results, where fewer votes were tallied than voters counted at the doors, forced a new election in District 2 last year.
As only a few hundred voters are expected during city council races, the paper ballots are expected to be quicker, easier and less prone to malfunction. During the election and subsequent do-over, fewer than 200 votes were cast in each contest.