There are currently no candidates on the ballot for municipal offices for the 2012 and 2014 elections. However, some in the community believe November's ballot will be filled with candidates seeking a seat on Coplay Borough Council.

The presidential ticket is not expected to draw large crowds to the polls like four years ago. Races are contested for U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives along with the state house and senate seats. Also, state Gov. Tom Corbett will seek re-election in 2014, with the term beginning in 2015.

Looking ahead, borough Councilman William Leiner Jr. said before he won a term on borough council in last year's election, he will seek to recapture his former office as mayor in the 2013 democratic ballot.

Joseph Bundra was appointed earlier this year as mayor when former Mayor John Milander stepped down. Bundra was serving on council when his colleagues tapped him to fill the mayor's seat.

While Bundra has not said he will run for the mayor's seat next year, many believe he will announce his candidacy when the dust settles. This will set up one of the more charged contested races for a local office the borough has experienced in recent memory.

Four council seats will be up for election. The seats are currently held by Louis Bodish, Joseph Groller and Michael Mazur. Marvin Mann filled the fourth seat as an appointee when Bundra was selected as mayor. However, he recently resigned his post, citing personal reasons.

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On a separate political front, the Coplay Democratic Club will hold its summer meeting this Saturday, Aug. 18.

Scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at the Samuel Owens Restaurant at Second and Chestnut streets, Democratic state Rep. Joseph Brennan is expected to attend or send a representative. Applications for a government issued photo ID will be available at the meeting. Representatives of the President Obama re-election effort have been invited to attend the meeting.

The CDC said a discussion on the voter ID law, which has caused some controversy, is on the agenda. The state Commonwealth Court will soon rule on the legality of the law.