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With Tens of Thousands of Mail-In Ballots Not Yet Returned, Allegheny County Elections Reminds Voters of Ballot Return Site Options
PITTSBURGH – The Allegheny County Elections Division today reminded voters that there are ten Ballot Return Sites open around Allegheny County through Monday, November 4. At a Ballot Return Site, voters can turn in their mail-in ballot to a county employee.
The United States Postal Service earlier this week suggested that all ballots be in the mail back to the County Elections Division by Tuesday, October 29. The deadline in Pennsylvania to apply for a mail-in ballot was also Tuesday, October 29. It typically takes a day to process applications, and then 2-3 days for the ballot to reach a voter through the mail.
Allegheny County Elections Division Manager Dave Voye said: “We strongly encourage voters who are still holding on to their mail-in ballots to use one of our ten ballot return sites across the county. If we receive a ballot after 8 pm on Election Day, even if it is postmarked Election Day or earlier, we cannot accept it.”
The Allegheny County Ballot Return Sites are:
- Allegheny County Emergency Services Building (Moon)
- Avalon Public Library
- Boyce Park – Four Seasons Lodge
- Carnegie Library - Squirrel Hill
- CCAC-Homewood
- Dormont Pool
- Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank (Duquesne)
- North Park Ice Rink
- South Park Ice Rink
The hours of the above locations are 11:00AM-7:00PM on weekdays and 9:00AM-5:00PM on weekends through Monday, November 4.
The County Office Building downtown on Ross Street will also be open for voters returning their mail-in ballots. The lane on Ross Street closest to the building is available for people to temporarily park and return their ballot. The County Office Building Hours are 8:30-4:30 Monday-Friday, 9:00AM-5:00PM on weekends, and on Election Day (Tuesday, November 5) the County Office Building will be open the same hours as polls, 7:00 AM- 8:00 PM. Please note, on Tuesday, November 5, the County Office Building is the only ballot return site available to voters.
Alternatively, voters can surrender their mail-in ballot at their polling place and ask to vote in person instead (referred to as “spoiling a ballot”). Voters who are not in possession of their mail-in ballot and have not had confirmation that their mail-in ballot was received by the Elections Division can vote provisionally on Election Day. Ballot returns can be tracked on the County’s dashboard.
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