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How do I vote and return my mail-in or absentee ballot?
How do I vote and return my mail-in or absentee ballot?
Below are general steps on how to vote, prepare, and return your mail ballot. Be sure to follow the instructions included with your ballot. Contact your county election office if you have any questions.
Under Pennsylvania law, voters must return their own ballots. The only exceptions to this are for voters with a disability who have designated someone in writing to deliver their ballot.
Step 1:
Step 1:
Read the instructions carefully and mark your ballot. Be sure to complete the front and back of each page.
Read the instructions carefully and mark your ballot. Be sure to complete the front and back of each page.
Step 2:
Step 2:
Seal your ballot in the yellow envelope marked "official election ballot." Do not make any stray marks on the yellow envelope.
Your ballot must be enclosed and sealed in the yellow envelope marked "official election ballot" or it will not be counted.
Step 3:
Step 3:
Seal the yellow envelope in the pre-addressed outer return envelope. Sign and write the current date on the voter’s declaration on the outside of the outer return envelope.
If you do not complete the declaration on the return envelope your ballot will not be counted.
Step 4:
Step 4:
Return your completed ballot to the county election board. Absentee and Mail-in Ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on election day at your county election board. To ensure your ballot is received by the deadline, return the ballot as soon as possible.
Be sure to send your mail-in ballot as soon as possible!
Be sure to send your mail-in ballot as soon as possible!
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