Vote in Special Election and Primary Today

In a Special Election today for the 134th District, which includes Salisbury Township, voters will choose the person who will serve out the remaining eight months of former state Rep. Doug Reichley's seat in the state House of Representatives.

and are vying for the seat, which became vacant when Reichley was elected as a Lehigh County judge.

All voters, including those not registered in a party, may cast ballots for either candidate in the Special Election.

Today is also the Primary.

In addition to choosing who will serve out Reichley's seat, voters also will choose their party's nominees for the 134th state House race. The primary winners will square off in the November general election for a two-year term that will begin in January 2013.

Slattery is unopposed in the Democratic primary for the seat, but Mackenzie faces in the Republican primary.

In the Primary, voters also will choose their nominees for president, U.S. Senate and the 15th Congressional District; and their delegates to the national conventions. Charlie Dent is unopposed in the Republican primary for the 15th Congressional District seat. However, in Democratic primary for the seat, Jackson Eaton and Richard Daugherty vie for their party's nomination.

Voters also will choose their nominees for several state seats: Attorney General, Auditor General, state House and party committee people.

Election Info

* Learn about the candidates in the (formerly held by Doug Reichley.)

* View the Lehigh County Voters Guide on the races.

* View the guide to the Touch Screen Voter System.

* View the Lehigh County primary ballot. (Note: Only Mackenzie and Dabrow will be on the Republican primary ballot for the 134th state House seat; the other candidates have withdrawn.)

* Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

* with you. First-time voters must have ID, but poll workers will ask all voters for ID today, as a test run for the general election. In November, under a new state law, all voters - no matter how many years voting - must show a photo ID to vote.

Salisbury Polling Places

1st Ward, , 1701 Church Road

2nd Ward, , 1000 E. Emmaus Ave.

3rd Ward, 1st District, , 3301 Devonshire Road

3rd Ward, 2nd District, 2900 S. Pike Ave.

4th Ward, 1st District, , 3301 Devonshire Road

4th Ward, 2nd District, Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church, 1151 Cedar Crest Blvd.

5th Ward, 1st District, , 1100 S. 24th St.

5th Ward, 2nd District, Hope United Church of Christ, 1031 Flexer Ave.

Problems at the polls?

Contact the voter registration office at 610-782-3194.