Bel Air Election 2021: Candidates, How To Vote

Bel Air MD

01 November, 2021

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BEL AIR, MD — Voters in Bel Air will head to Town Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 2, to decide who will serve on the Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The town holds elections every two years. Elections in the town of Bel Air are nonpartisan, so candidates run without official party designation or affiliation. This year, two seats on the five-member board are up for election. Mary Chance, Paula Etting and Lawrence Russell will run for a seat on the Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners against incumbent Amy Chmielewski. Incumbent Patrick Richards is not running for reelection, meaning at least one newcomer will join the board. Commissioners serve four-year terms. Salaries for the commissioners are $4,800 a year and $6,000 a year for the chair, who is known as the mayor. Meet The Candidates Mary Chance For Bel Air Town CommissionerPaula Etting For Bel Air Town CommissionerLawrence Russell For Bel Air Town CommissionerChmielewski has been the mayor of the town, also known as the chair of the board, since 2019. She was the only candidate who has not yet completed a questionnaire for our Patch voters guide. If she does, we will post it and add it to our guide to the candidates above. Last week, Chmielewski disclosed as the result of an ethics probe that her husband was employed by Independent Brewing Company, and she said she would recuse herself from voting on legislation initiated by the business. The vote occurs Monday, Nov. 1, the day before the election. When And Where To Vote The Bel Air town election will be from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at Bel Air Town Hall, 39 N. Hickory Avenue, Bel Air, MD 21014. To vote in the Bel Air election, people must live in the municipality (the town of Bel Air) and be registered to vote. Not sure whether you are registered? Check your voter registration status here through the Maryland State Board of Elections. Sample ballots are available online from the town of Bel Air. Those who would like to vote absentee can pick up their ballots at the Harford County Board of Elections on or before election day at 133 Industry Lane, Forest Hill, MD 21050. Ballots must be postmarked or received on or before the close of the polls — by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2 — at Bel Air Town Hall, 39 N. Hickory Avenue, Bel Air, MD 21014. Those who would like to drop off their ballots can take it to the drop box outside Town Hall or to the Department of Administration office from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. The drop box, which was set up Sept. 24, will be open through 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Ballots must be signed. Photo by Elizabeth Janney/Patch, See Also: Mayor Won't Vote On Brewery Issue After Ethics Concerns Raised