POTTSTOWN PA – At least five Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township residents filed petitions by Tuesday’s (March 8, 2011) 4:30 p.m. deadline to identify themselves as candidates in the May primary election for three available terms on the Board of Commissioners, sources reported Wednesday (March 9).

Among those who were said to have submitted completed petitions and accompanying paperwork, listed in alphabetical order by last name, were:

• Bruce Foltz of Sunnyslope Drive, an incumbent and the board vice president;
• Philip Keogh of Rivendell Lane, who currently serves as an elected member of the Pottsgrove School District Board of School Directors;
• Stephen Klotz of New Kepler Road, a former commissioner;
• James Phillips of Kepler Road, an incumbent; and
• Jonathan Spadt of Bleim Road, an incumbent and the board president.

The Montgomery County Board of Elections office in Norristown PA will not officially confirm the candidacies until its final list of petitioners is prepared and posted, a board employee said Wednesday (March 9).

For that reason, the above  list should not be considered final. One source said a sixth candidate had been anticipated, but the status of that individual’s filing could not be determined Wednesday. Also, the Board of Elections retains the ability to reject a petition already submitted for a variety of reasons, listed here; and the validity of filed petitions also can be challenged by others in court through March 15.

Related (to the 2011 elections):

• Candidates File For Township Board Primary Election
• Primary Election Filing Deadline Arrives; Drama Ahead
• Petitions Open Now For Lower Pottsgrove, District Seats