Village elections voter guide; make sure you get to the polls
Village elections are being held today in the villages of Pelham and Pelham Manor, with slates of Republicans and Democrats facing off for mayor and three trustee seats in Pelham and the Republican candidates for mayor and two trustee positions running unopposed in Pelham Manor.
In Pelham, voting will take place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Daronco Townhouse. In Pelham Manor, polling with be at Pelham Manor Fire House from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The candidates on the Pelham ballot:
Democratic/Pelham Forward Party | Republican/Pelham Village Party |
Mayor: Chance Mullen | Mayor: Candice Ripoll |
Trustee: Ariel Spira-Cohen (incumbent) | Trustee: Arthur Long |
Trustee: Lisa Hill-Ries | Trustee: Stephen Doka |
Trustee: Mike Carpenter | Trustee: LeRoy Marriott |
There will also be proposition 1 on the Pelham ballot asking voters if they want to move village voting from March to Election Day in November. The proposition reads, “Shall the month of the annual general village election of the Village of Pelham be changed to November?”
The candidates on the Pelham Manor ballot:
Republican Party |
Mayor: Jennifer Monachino Lapey (incumbent) |
Joe Senerchia (incumbent) |
Michelle DeLillo |
For more information on the campaign:
- Video of Village of Pelham candidate forum
- Story on Village of Pelham candidate forum: Pelham development projects focus of candidate forum
- Myriad letters to the editor from residents and officials on Pelham race
- Op-ed: Preservation society warns ‘maelstrom’ of development could boost Pelham population by 10%
- Op-ed: Pelham Mayor Volpe addresses development, zoning and projects using municipal land
- Statement: Pelham GOP candidates back preservation society’s statement criticizing village development
- Pelham Manor Mayor Lapey on re-election campaign: Committed to ‘effective, open and sustainable government’
- A few other campaign-related statements can found in the Announcing section