Chester County Board of Elections outlines municipal primary operations, fixes polling-location change and pledges remedy after ballot omission

Chester County election officials reviewed preparations for the May 20 municipal primary, approved a polling-location amendment and told political parties they would work to address a county error that left a local race off the primary ballot.

Director of Voter Services Karen Barsoom told the Board of Elections that the county is in a municipal election cycle with more than 1,500 contests and more than 700 candidates on the ballot, that polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and that 381,979 residents were listed as registered voters in county records as of the day before the meeting. Barsoom said the county had already sent 33,742 ballots to participating voters and that 13 ballot drop boxes would open May 6, two weeks before the election; drop boxes will be open on election day during polling hours.

Barsoom outlined additional timelines and processes: the Ballot Services Office at the Government Services Center begins operations April 29…