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PENNSYLVANIA EARLY VOTING THREAD:
Not everyone knows that PA offers a form of early in-person voting. I'm one of the volunteers on the PA Dems Voter Assistance Hotline, and in this thread I'm going to share the same information I would share if you called the hotline directly.
Not everyone knows that PA offers a form of early in-person voting. I'm one of the volunteers on the PA Dems Voter Assistance Hotline, and in this thread I'm going to share the same information I would share if you called the hotline directly.
Early in-person voting in PA doesn't look like it does in other states, but the option does exist! While you can't vote early at a polling place, you CAN go to your county election office, request a ballot, fill it out and turn it back in right there.
Where is your county election office? Great question, you can look up its address and contact information here: https://www.votespa.com/Resources/Pages/Contact-Your-Election-Officials.aspx
When will in-person early voting start in PA? It differs by county, but our best guess is that county offices will be ready to go within the next week or two. Once it starts, early voting will be available until October 27th at 5pm.
We're recommending that everyone call their county election office ahead of time to confirm hours of operation, and that they're ready for early voters. (Phone numbers can be found via the office lookup link above.)
Some counties are setting up satellite election offices so not everyone has to go to the main office to vote early in person. So far I have heard Philadelphia is doing this (17 satellite offices!!), I will update the thread again if I hear about others: https://billypenn.com/2020/09/19/philadelphia-early-voting-satellite-election-mail-drop-box-register-coronavirus-safety-city-commissioners/
Did you already request to vote by mail? We believe you should still be eligible to utilize early in-person voting, whether your ballot has already been mailed to you or not!
Not registered to vote yet? Through October 19th (the PA voter registration deadline), you can stop by the county office to register to vote and request and turn in your early in-person ballot all in one visit.
For more information on early in-person voting (or PA voting in general), check out the PA Dems Voting Center: https://www.padems.com/vote/ . And if you have any specific questions about voting in Pennsylvania, call the PA Voter Assistance Hotline at 1-833-PAVOTES (1-833-728-6837).
UPDATE: Additional PA counties confirmed as of 9/22 to be setting up satellite election offices that will offer early in-person voting: Allegheny, Montgomery, Delaware.
Allegheny County will open 9 satellite offices: https://www.wesa.fm/post/election-officials-approve-early-voting-locations-streamline-ballot-counting-ahead-november#stream/0
Allegheny County will open 9 satellite offices: https://www.wesa.fm/post/election-officials-approve-early-voting-locations-streamline-ballot-counting-ahead-november#stream/0
Montgomery County will open 4 satellite election offices: https://www.thereporteronline.com/news/montgomery-county-to-add-satellite-offices-for-voter-services/article_c54dc83c-f38f-11ea-99b1-4733ba6e1b99.html
According to the Inquirer, Delaware County has approved 2, potentially 3 satellite election offices: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/philadelphia-pennsylvania-early-voting-2020-election-20200810.html
