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Frequently Asked Questions
Mail-In/Absentee Ballots
Ballot return is available on the 3rd floor of the County Office Building, 542 Forbes Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh during regular business hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Beginning the Wednesday before the election, ballot return will be available inside the Ross Street entrance of the County Office Building.
As a reminder, voters may only return their own ballot pursuant to state law. County staff will also look at the declaration envelope to ensure that the voter has signed and dated it.
No. The only time that a voter can have someone else deliver his or her ballot is in an emergency situation (such as an unexpected illness or disability and last-minute absence) or if a person has a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Details on emergency ballots and the authorized representative form are available on the state's website or the county's resource page.
Ballots must be received by the Elections Division by 8 pm on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 in order to be counted.
The outer (declaration) envelope is date and time stamped when it is received at the Elections Warehouse. Additionally, when the voted ballot is received, that bar code on the envelope is scanned and the system immediately updated to reflect that the ballot has been returned.
If there is no bar code on the envelope, elections staff will manually pull the voter's record and enter the ballot as being received.
The first batch of ballots for the May 2022 election began going out on April 25. Please allow a week for the first mailing.
The online ballot tracker can provide you with information on when your ballot has been mailed. We recommend that you give the post office a week to get the ballot to you for use. If you have not received it at that point, contact the Elections Division for assistance. You may also go to the Elections Division to have your ballot reissued to you at the counter (hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday).
You can use the polling place locator to find your polling place by using your home address. Please note that the polling place locator uses your mailing address - and not your municipality.
Voters whose polling places have moved will receive written notice of the change prior to election day advising them of the new location. There will also be postings on the old location redirecting voters to the correct site.
No. By state law, completed ballots may not be dropped off at the polling place. They must be received by the Elections Division by 8 pm on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 to be counted.
We cannot answer that question as we do not control the US Mail. We have suggested that everyone mail their ballot back as quickly as possible and have offered ballot return at the County Elections Office.
Voters may return their own voted ballot to the 3rd floor of the County Office Building during regular business hours from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Beginning on the Wednesday prior to the election, ballot return will also be available inside the Ross Street entrance of the County Office Building during extended hours and on the weekend.
As a reminder, voters may only return their own ballot pursuant to state law. County staff will also look at the declaration envelope to ensure that the voter has signed and dated it.
The state website has a ballot tracker application. If you applied online, and provided an email address, you will also receive an email update on the status of your ballot.
A pending status simply means that your ballot hasn't yet been mailed. The ballot tracker will tell you when the ballot has been mailed and when it is received. The status will then change to "vote recorded."
If your ballot is not showing as received or recorded, we encourage you to first contact the Elections Office to verify that information. If you verify that it has not been received, you can go to the polling place and ask to vote by a provisional ballot. Once voted, the ballot would be turned in to a poll worker. It will be returned to Elections and reviewed as part of the Return Board process. They will verify that the ballot was not cast any other way and, if not, will then open and count the provisional ballot during that process.
Learn more about provisional ballots by watching this brief training video prepared for poll workers.
In order to have your ballot validated, the instructions that accompany the ballot must be followed carefully. The declaration envelope must be signed and dated. Your ballot must be placed in the security envelope and sealed – and the security envelope must remain unmarked. You will need to place a stamp on the envelope as well - a first class stamp will work even though the envelope is larger than it has been.
If you have applied for a mail-in ballot, but not received it, you can go to the Elections Division counter and ask that it be reissued to you.
Once ballots are available, you can also go to the Elections office to apply in person for your ballot. You can vote and return it on site or take it with you and return later. All ballots must be received by the Elections Division by 8 pm on Tuesday, May 17.
The deadline for applications for a mail-in or absentee ballot is 5 pm on Tuesday, May 10. Beginning April 25, voters may go apply in-person in the lobby of the County Office Building during regular business hours.
We will only be able to inform you that your ballot was NOT counted. Pennsylvania is a secret ballot state. Once your declaration envelopes is reviewed and the secrecy envelope separated from it, we have no way of knowing whose ballot is whose.
You can't change your vote once you have submitted your ballot, just like you cannot reenter the polling place to vote again.
No. Once delivered to the post office for mailing, we are unable to track your ballot.
All ballots returned in person are secured in the Elections Office before being transported to the Elections warehouse. Ballots returned by mail are delivered directly to the Elections warehouse. Once ballots are marked as returned, they are secured under lock and key in a room which is also under camera. They remain there until 7 am on Election Day at which time they are brought out with witnesses, opened, and the process begun to count them.
Election Day
Voters and poll workers are encouraged to take advantage of the many opportunities for vaccination to protect themselves. Information on vaccination sites is available here.
No. A mail-in or absentee ballot may only be returned to the Elections Division.
The same as if they were voting in person. Consider watching this video for more information on the provisional ballot process
When a person has applied – regardless of whether a ballot is returned – their voter record notes that a mail-in or absentee ballot was requested. If that person goes to their polling place, that will be noted next to their name in the poll book. They either need to bring the ballot with them, including envelope, and have it spoiled by the poll workers to vote, or they will be asked to vote a provisional ballot. A provisional ballot is not counted on Election Day. Instead, it is returned to the Elections Division and as part of the Return Board process, each would be reviewed to ensure that the individual had not voted by mail-in or absentee ballot, or at the polling place. If no other ballot had been cast by the voter, that ballot would then be opened and counted.
If you receive your ballot and decide to go to the polling place instead, you should take the entire packet with you and let the poll worker know that you would like to surrender your ballot and vote in person instead. They will take the packet and secure it in an envelope to record that action, ask that you sign a form confirming that choice, and then you can vote as you would any other time.
If you receive your ballot, but misplace it or parts of it, you can still go to the polling place, but you will be asked to vote by provisional ballot. You would not scan your ballot in but would instead provide it to the poll workers when done. It will be returned to Elections and reviewed as part of the Return Board process. They will verify that the ballot was not cast any other way and, if not, will then open and count the provisional ballot during that process.
No. Pursuant to a Court settlement requiring voter verified ballots, the interim Board of Elections selected paper ballots and precinct-level scanners as the county's election systems. For those who are unable to complete a paper ballot, there is a ballot marking device (BMD) with a screen, much like the old voting machines which prints out a paper ballot with the voter's choices. Both the paper ballot and the ballot created by the BMD are fed into a scanner by the voter to have their selections counted.
A poll worker will write "spoiled" or "surrendered" on the ballot or some other word to indicate that it is no longer a valid ballot. The ballot and the declaration envelope will be placed with materials to be returned to the Elections Division where it will be retained. The voter will also be asked to sign a form confirming that they wish to surrender their mail-in ballot and vote in person, and that they have not previously voted in this election.
Yes, but you will be asked to sign a form that affirms that you still meet all of the criteria to be a registered elector.
Yes. A first-time voter will be asked to show ID, but there is a large list of other forms of identification that can be used besides a voter registration card. A full list is available here.
A first-time voter will be noted as such in the poll book and will be asked to show ID. A full list of acceptable forms of ID is available here.
General Questions
Poll watchers are individuals who are appointed by a candidate or party, and credentialed by the county, who watch operations at a polling place. By state law, the person must be a qualified, registered elector of the county. Watchers are permitted to keep a list of voters and may challenge an elector's identity, residence, or qualifications to be an eligible voter.
Poll watchers are appointed by a candidate or party, so if you are interested in being one, you should contact the candidate or party on behalf of which you would like to serve.
An authorized representative is an individual designated by a candidate or political party to be present when envelopes containing official absentee ballots and mail-in ballots are opened, and when such ballots are counted and recorded. Authorized representatives may not challenge ballots and may not interfere with, hinder or unlawfully delay the board in conduct of its duties. Instructions for designating an authorized representative for pre-canvass and canvass are available here.
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Source: https://www.alleghenycounty.us/elections/frequently-asked-questions.aspx
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