A ballot misprint will not affect the votes cast for Lancaster Township supervisor on Tuesday.

The error lists the open supervisor position as a four-year term, rather than the accurate six-year term length. County solicitor Wil White said Monday that the misprint will affect only the text of the ballot, and will not affect the result of the vote in any way.

“You don't run for a term,” White said. “You run for an office, or a chair, or a position; in this case, township supervisor.”

White said he has been in contact with the Department of State as well as township solicitor Chris Reese to determine whether the misprint will in any way affect the vote. He noted the Department of State determined the misprint is a “de minimis” error, and he agrees.

In a letter White sent to Reese, White identified the source of the error as miscommunication.

“I understand that this error is a result of an apparent miscommunication between someone in the Bureau of Elections and somebody from Lancaster Township,” the letter states. “Unfortunately, the discovery of the error comes too late for the ballots to be replaced/reprinted.”

The filing of one candidate for a four-year term, rather than six years, also will not affect the outcome of the race. Again, White said, the department stated the candidates run for the position of supervisor, rather than a number of years as supervisor.

Because of that, Greg Kessler's filing for a four-year term will not affect any votes cast for him; they will count the same as those for John Meyer, who filed for a six-year term. Reese said the township plans on following the advice of both White and the Department of State, including noting during the swearing-in of the ultimate winner that the term is for six years.

Both Meyer and Kessler have been contacted about the error, according to White, and both are aware the office has a six-year term. Because of the minor nature of the error, White said there will not be stickers on ballots correcting the term issue, nor will there be signs or other ways of informing voters of the misprint.