South Bethany

Election 2024

ELECTION BOARD JUDGES

Pat Weisgerber, 148 Anchorage Drive

Brad Gough, 121 Elizabeth Way

Sandra Roberts, 107 Canal Drive

Alternate: John Stefani, 6 N 3rd Street

ELECTION BOARD OFFICERS 

Ann Baker, 101 Canal Drive

Stephanie Bunoski, 417 Victoria Drive

Diann Nazarian, 20 Peterson Drive

THE 2024 ELECTION RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

OFFICE OF MAYOR:

Edith Dondero (Winner)                        284 votes

William “Tim” Shaw                                  233 votes

OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER:

Randall Bartholomew (Winner)              323 votes

Robert Biciocchi (Winner)                      326 votes

Robert Shields (Winner)                         308 votes

Steven Gallagher                                       236 votes

Robert Taishoff                                          127 votes

NOTICE OF ELECTION

TOWN OF SOUTH BETHANY

Town Hall, 402 Evergreen Road, South Bethany, Delaware

Saturday, May 11, 2024       9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

There are three (3) seats open for Council members for a two (2) year term, and one (1) seat open for Mayor for a two (2) year term.

Resident/Non-resident Council Members

The Town Charter provides that at least four of the seven members of the Town Council (which includes the Mayor) must be residents of the town, but all may be residents of the Town.

MAYOR: Candidates for Mayor must qualify as a “Resident” of the Town.  The candidates for Mayor, who are both Residents, are:

Edith Dondero

William “Tim” Shaw

COUNCIL MEMBERS:  Based upon the current composition of Town Council, and the Mayor’s residency requirement, one (1) of the three (3) Council seats up for election this year must be filled by a Resident of the Town, and two (2) of the three (3) Council seats up for election this year may be filled by either a Resident or a Nonresident property owner.

The Town Council candidates are:

Randall Bartholomew (Resident)

Robert Biciocchi (Resident)

Steven Gallagher (Non-Resident)

Robert Shields (Non-Resident)

Robert Taishoff (Non-Resident)

VOTER ELIGIBILITY

Voter Eligibility can be found on the Town website at http://ecode360.com/37590992

You may vote in person on Election Day or Absentee Voting, for a qualified reason.

Please call Town Hall at (302) 539-3653 if you have questions about voting.

ABSENTEE BALLOT VOTING

You must complete an Affidavit, stating a qualified reason, to receive an Absentee Voting Ballot. Three ways to receive an Affidavit:

1) Stop in Town Hall, 402 Evergreen Rd, South Bethany, DE.

2) Call (302) 539-3653 or email (townclerk@southbethany.org) to request an Affidavit be mailed or emailed to you (see below for deadline).

3) Download an Affidavit from our website (see above).

After submitting a completed and qualifying Affidavit to Town Hall, you will receive an Absentee Ballot.

A completed, signed Affidavit may be mailed, emailed from the voter’s email, or delivered in person to Town Hall.

• Any Affidavit which requests that an Absentee Ballot be MAILED to the elector must be received at Town Hall no later than four days prior (May 7, 2024) to the day of the election, to ensure adequate time for mailing.
• All other Affidavits MUST BE RECEIVED at Town Hall no later than 12:00 p.m. noon, the day before (May 10, 2024) the day of the election.
• PLEASE CALL TOWN HALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON DEADLINES.

RETURN OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS

All Absentee Ballots must be completed and returned to Town Hall by the closing of the polls at 3:00 p.m. on Election Day. It is the responsibility of the elector to ensure that the completed ballot is received at Town Hall (by mail or hand-delivery) NO LATER THAN the closing of the polls at 3:00 p.m. on Election Day.  Ballots received after this deadline will not be counted.

Affidavits and absentee ballots requested via mail will only be sent via regular USPS mail (no Fed Ex, no UPS, no overnight, no certified). The Town is not responsible for U.S. Postal Service delays by mail.

TOWN OF SOUTH BETHANY

NOTICE OF SOLICITATION OF CANDIDATES

Charter §6  Municipal Elections

The South Bethany 2024 Election will be held at Town Hall, 402 Evergreen Road, South Bethany, Delaware, on Saturday, May 11, 2024, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Positions Open:

One (1) Mayor and three (3) Town Council Members shall be elected. All seats are a two-year term, to begin when sworn in at the Town Organizational Meeting in May.  

Applications for Candidacy are available beginning March 1, 2024, and must be filed by close of business at 4:00 p.m. on March 21, 2024. Applications are available at Town Hall, via e-mail to  townhall@southbethany.org, or by calling (302) 539-3653.

Qualifications of Candidates:

Pursuant to the Town Charter:

6.5.1 Candidates for Town Council Member or Mayor shall have been a qualified voter of the Town for at least one (1) year prior to the date of election and meet the following requirements:

(a)  Attained twenty-one (21) years of age

(b)  A citizen of the United States

(c)  Registered under the Town’s voter registration ordinance (if one is in effect)

(d)  Has not been convicted of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude.

6.5.2 Additional Qualifications for Mayor. A candidate for Mayor shall qualify as a “Resident”* of the Town, pursuant to Charter §C-6C at the time of the election. The Mayor shall remain a resident* of the Town of South Bethany throughout his/her term of office.

6.5.3 At least four members of the seven members of Town Council shall qualify as “Residents”* of the Town, pursuant to Charter §6.31(d)(2) and shall maintain the status of “Resident” throughout their term.

6.5.4 The term of office for each member of the Town Council shall be two (2) years, and no person shall serve more than three (3) consecutive terms as Mayor, effective with terms beginning on or after the Election.

* A “Resident” of the Town is defined by Town Charter as:

Resident. A resident of the Town shall mean any natural person who has been physically residing within the Town corporate limits for at least thirty (30) days prior to any scheduled Town election, and who maintains residency within the Town on the date of election.

Town Council (3 vacancies).  The Town Charter provides that at least four of the seven members of the Town Council (including the Mayor) must be residents of the Town, but all may be residents of the Town.  

Based upon the current composition of Town Council, and the mayor’s residency requirement, one (1) of the three (3) Council seats up for election this year must be a Resident and two (2) may be filled by either a Resident or a Nonresident property owner. Candidates for Mayor must qualify as a “Resident” of the Town. Each Council member shall continue, throughout his/her term of office, to maintain his or her residency status as described above.