UPDATED: Bethany Beach Voters Elect Incumbents & Theresa Keil
UPDATED – 09/10/23 – Voters in Bethany Beach returned both incumbents – Jerry Morris and Patrick Sheplee – to the Town Council. Morris was the top vote-getter with 410, followed by newcomer Theresa Keil with 386 votes. Incumbent Patrick Sheplee won the third seat with 347 votes. Each will serve a 2 year term.
The Town Council will meet on Monday, September 18 at 10am in the Town Meting room. The newly elected members will be sworn into office and the council will re-organize and set dates and times for Town Council meetings.
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ORIGINAL STORY – 09/08/23 – The Bethany Beach annual Municipal election will take place on Saturday, September 9th from 12 noon to 6 p.m. in the Town Meeting Room on 214 Garfield Parkway. Three Town Council Members will be elected. The six candidates are as follows:
• Keith A. Brothers (resident)
• Russell Evans (non-resident)
• Theresa Keil (resident)
• (I) Jerry Morris (resident)
• (I) Patrick Sheplee (non-resident)
• Marc Tanowitz (non-resident)
Bethany Beach property owners, which includes everyone on the deed, up to a maximum of eight individuals, are automatically registered and eligible to vote in municipal elections. If you have lived in Bethany Beach as a full-time resident for six months or longer, you are eligible to vote in the election regardless of whether or not you own property. However, you must register to vote 30 days prior to the election.
Additional Information from the Town of Bethany Beach:
HOW TO CAST YOUR BALLOT FOR THE BETHANY BEACH TOWN COUNCIL
VOTING IN PERSON ON ELECTION DAY
Bethany Beach Town Hall is the polling place, and the election is set up for Saturday, September 9, 2023, from Noon to 6:00 p.m. Be sure to bring proper identification.
VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT
You can open the Absentee Ballot Request link below, fill out the request for an absentee ballot, hit the DONE button and an absentee ballot will be mailed to you. You will also be receiving a request for an absentee ballot form in the mail if you haven’t already received one. You may mail that form back to the Town or drop it off at Town Hall. You can also ask for a request for an absentee ballot by calling Town Hall at (302) 537-3771, stopping by the receptionist’s window in Town Hall, or downloading a copy at www.townofbethanybeach.com. (https://www.townofbethanybeach.com/527/Absentee-Ballot-Information)
Click on Government, then Elections, then Absentee Ballot Information.
Complete and sign the request form and return it to Town Hall, by mail or in person. When your absentee ballot arrives, complete it with care, follow all the instructions, and return it to Town Hall, by mail or in person.
Absentee Ballot Request Link
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SNRTV3Y
Don’t forget to attend or live stream The Coastal Point’s Candidate Night Live Event August 25 at 7 PM!
Doors will open at 6:30 at the Bethany Beach Town Hall and the event will
be live streamed at the two links below:
Bethany Beach Live Stream Link
https://www.townofbethanybeach.com/373/Live-AudioVideo-Recordings
Bethany Beach YouTube Page
https://www.youtube.com/BethanyBeachGov
