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Map: Philly election offices where voters can register, request a mail ballot, and drop it off
BillyPenn Staff.
There are also secure drop boxes for casting your early mail vote.
Philadelphia voters can visit satellite election offices across the city to cast their votes early in the 2020 general election. They’re mostly located inside public schools, and will be open seven days a week, with hours of 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Find a list and map of the locations here.
When you visit, you can do any or all of the following, all in one trip:
Register to vote
Change your registration (if you moved or changed your name)
Apply for and get approved for a mail ballot
Request a new mail ballot if yours hasn’t arrived yet
Fill out your mail ballot
Seal your ballot in the secrecy envelope, place it in the outer envelope, sign your name, and return your ballot
The deadline for the city to receive mail ballots has been extended to 5 p.m. on Nov. 6, the Friday following Election Day, for any ballots sent through the mail on or before Nov. 3.
Important: In order for mail ballots to count, they must be enclosed in the special secrecy envelope that fits within the regular envelope. (No “naked ballots.”).
If you applied to vote by mail but decide you want to vote in person on Nov. 3 instead, you can bring your ballot to your designated polling place — as well as both envelopes — and hand it to the poll worker. The judge of elections will need to hold up the line and fill out an affadavit, after which you can then step into the voting booth.
More details here.
How to make sure your vote still counts if you think you submitted a ‘naked ballot’ in Pennsylvania
Jonathan Lai, Philadelphia Inquirer
Worried you submitted a “naked ballot” in Pennsylvania? You can still make sure your vote is counted. Voters who turned in mail ballots that they fear could be rejected because they made a mistake — such as not using the inner secrecy envelope — can go to the polls on Election Day and use a provisional ballot that would ultimately be counted, the Pennsylvania Department of State said this week. “If the voter believes that he/she has not returned or cast the ballot successfully or otherwise contests his/her ballot status, the poll worker shall provide the voter a provisional ballot,” the department, which oversees elections, said in new guidance to local officials issued Wednesday. That provides a solution for voters who may inadvertently turn in a naked or otherwise flawed ballot and realize it before Nov. 3.
More details here.
Haven't received your Pennsylvania mail ballot yet? Here's what to do.
Jonathan Lai, Philadelphia Inquirer
There are a lot of ballots moving around right now.
In the first election in which any Pennsylvania voter can use mail ballots, 2.8 million voters have requested and been approved to vote by mail. While many voters have already received their ballots and submitted their votes, others have been left worrying: Has my ballot been lost? Did I miss something up in my application? Will I have time to vote with it?
Breathe. You’ve got options.
Click here for details.
Paid jobs to Support Voting in Philly - Apply Now!
There are several paid opportunities to help the City on election day and at early vote centers, plus some administrative work to support the overall effort. Please take a look and apply directly now if you are interested:
1. Additional election day work - "Rovers".
The City of Philadelphia and City Commissioners are organizing a Roving Program to provide additional support outside polling places across the city.2. Clerical Assistants May Be Needed for Early Voting Centers.
Clerical Assistants will engage in a variety of clerical tasks, including but not limited to: data entry and processing, filing, and proof-reading.3. Additional opportunities to provide administrative support to the Philadelphia elections administration team.
Multiple openings and start dates!
Job Details here.
Time is running out: Visit One-Stop (Satellite Offices) locations that are available where you can request mail ballot and drop it off all at once. See BillyPenn article below for more details.
Already mailed your ballot, track it here. If you have not mailed your ballot yet, then visit a drop off box or satellite office.
Call this number: 215-686-3940, if the website to track you ballot is down.If you plan to vote in person on November 3rd: use your address to find your polling place. There are fewer polling places in the neighborhood than in past elections.