New legislative district map confusing some voters
The county Bureau of Elections, county commissioners office and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly’s Butler office have been receiving calls from voters who are confused about the candidates on their ballots for the Nov. 8 elections.
Adam Price, poll worker and precinct coordinator at the Butler County Bureau of Elections, said people who have received their mail-in ballots or who have viewed the online ballots for the upcoming election may notice their current candidate for the 16th congressional district does not appear.
Price explains that all voting district lines across the state are redrawn every 10 years when the U.S. Census results are released.
While some voters on the eastern side of Butler County now may be represented by Glenn G.T. Thompson — because the 16th U.S. House district has been redrawn — they will be voting for either incumbent Rep. Mike Kelly or Democratic contender Dan Pastore.
Likewise, voters in the southwestern corner of the county who are represented by Conor Lamb, R-17 will be represented by the winner of the Kelly/Pastore race starting in 2023. That’s because all of Butler County will be inside the 16th House district.
“As long as the ballot lists the right precinct on the top, they’re all good,” Price said of voter concerns.
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