Stickers are pictured during the primary election at Orchard Hill Church on May 17, 2022, in Butler. Butler Eagle File Photo DME vote

Butler County Bureau of Elections is hoping to get mail-in ballots to 12th District absentee voters the week of July 20 ahead of the special election for former Representative Stephanie Scialabba’s House of Representative seat.

Director of Butler County Bureau of Elections Chantell McCurdy shared updates for the Aug. 18 election during the Butler County Commissioners meeting, Wednesday July 8.

Republican Scott Timko and Democrat Brandon Dukes will square off in the August election for the remaining three and a half months of Scialabba’s term. Scialabba stepped down from her seat at the end of March.

Whoever wins the seat will hold it until the end of the year.

Come November, Retired Air Force Timko and construction loan administrator Dukes are set to square off again in the 12th District election to determine who holds the seat for the next two years. The term associated with the November election will begin at the start of 2027.

A part of the southwestern part of Butler County, the 12th District consists the townships of Adams, Cranberry and Jackson, as well as the boroughs of Evans City, Harmony, Zelienople, Seven Fields, Mars, Valencia and Callery.

Both Timko and Dukes are Cranberry Township residents.

As there were no challenges, the Bureau of Elections has moved forward with the creation of the special election ballot.

McCurdy also confirmed during the commissioners meeting that all polling places should be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

While two polling locations were classified as inaccessible by the 2026 Survey of Polling Place Accessibility for the Elderly and Persons with Disability, those polling places will “use an alternate door into the building to allow for greater access,” McCurdy said.

On Aug. 18, the polls will operate normal hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.