Canfield campaigns as “write-in”

By TOM KANE

DAMASCUS, PA — Jennifer Canfield, an interim supervisor of Damascus Township, will campaign as a “write-in” candidate for supervisor in the November elections.

A week ago, the Damascus Supervisors named Canfield, the owner of the Calbert Real Estate Agency, to fill the unexpired term of Republican supervisor Larry Newport who resigned a month ago.

Newport’s name will still appear on the ballot.

Fred Haase is the Democratic candidate for supervisor.

Canfield, who ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat against incumbent supervisor William Gager two years ago, is a former member of the township’s planning commission.

“I know it’s difficult to do, but we’re going to try to explain to people how they can split their vote and write in the name of a candidate whose name is not on the ballot,” Canfield said.

“A voter in the booth has to find the number and name of the position for which they are voting, lift the slide right above it and write in the name,” said director of the Wayne County Bureau of Elections. “The number for supervisor is #19 on this ballot.”