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Delaware County confirms Newtown Township parcels remain in Newtown Second precinct after Department of State review
Summary
County clerk and staff reviewed conflicting maps and verbal descriptions and concluded that four streets (about 200 voters) belong in Newtown Second precinct; staff will proceed with the February mapping and relocate any voters found in the wrong precinct.
Chief clerk Crystal Winterbottom told the Delaware County Board of Elections on March 4, 2025 that staff had reviewed a discrepancy between the county GIS map and a township verbal description affecting four streets in Newtown Township and that the Department of State indicated it had no record of a 2014 change.
“There's four streets in Newtown's Second precinct currently — Delmont Road, Green Valley Road, Newby Drive and Northline Road — and that consists of about 200 voters,” Winterbottom said. She asked the board to confirm that staff should continue using the February mapping and, if necessary, relocate any voters who were placed in the wrong precinct.
Board members and staff discussed that verbals (verbal descriptions of precinct boundaries) can create confusion when they are inconsistent with recorded legal descriptions. Solicitor advice and Department of State records were cited as the authoritative resources for precinct descriptions; staff said they will return with any additional data if further questions arise.
The board did not change precinct assignments at the meeting and instructed staff to proceed in accordance with Department of State records and to prepare supporting data for the next meeting if needed. Members noted the issue could affect whether residents are eligible to run for certain local positions tied to precinct boundaries and underscored the need for accurate maps.
