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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Northampton County Ballot Drop Boxes Start Wednesday

From Northampton County: The Northampton County Elections Office announces that it will install a secure ballot drop-off box for mail-in ballots in each of the County’s four districts. The boxes will be available starting Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Accessing the drop-off boxes does not require going through security at any location.

Northampton County Courthouse:
669 Washington St., Easton, PA 18042 – Monday-Friday from 8:30am-8:00pm
(Saturday, April 29 & Saturday, May 6 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm)
When dropping off a ballot, voters can park for free in the loading-and-unloading zone on Washington Street in front of the courthouse or use the parking lot at the Wolf Avenue and Washington Street intersection.
 
Northampton County Human Services Building:
2801 Emrick Blvd., Bethlehem, PA 18020 – Monday-Friday from 8:30am-7:00pm
 
Northampton County 911 Center:
100 Gracedale Ave., Nazareth, PA 18064 – Monday-Friday from 8:30am-8:00pm
 
Bethlehem City Hall:
10 E. Church St., Bethlehem, PA 18018 – Monday-Friday from 8:00am-4:00pm*
*drop box will be available until 8:00 pm on Election Night (May 16, 2023)
 
To ensure that your mail-in ballot is accepted, voters must make sure the ballot is enclosed in the sealed secrecy envelope, the return envelope is signed and dated, there are no identifying marks or symbols on the secrecy envelope, and the ballot is returned to the Election’s Office by 8:00pm on Tuesday, May 16th.
 
Voters may only drop off their own ballots. Third-party return of ballots is prohibited unless the person returning the ballot is rendering assistance to a disabled voter or emergency absentee voter and has a signed “Certification of Designated Agent” form on file at the Elections Office. A copy of this form can be downloaded here Authorize Designated Agent Form (pa.gov).
 
Applications for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballots are available in the Election’s Office or at Mail-in and Absentee Ballot (pa.gov) or Absentee and Mail-In Voting (northamptoncounty.org). The last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot is on May 9, 2023.
 
Counterfeiting, forging, tampering with, or destroying ballots is a second-degree misdemeanor pursuant to sections 1816 and 1817 of the PA Election Code. (25 P.S. §§ 3516 and 3517)
 
Voters can track the status of their mail-in or absentee ballots here Online/Absentee Ballot Tracking (pa.gov).
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 18, 2023 at 7:30 AM

    Let the dead stuffing begin comming to a drop box near and far!

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  2. HelenPApril 18, 2023 at 10:28 AM

    Bernie, thanks for posting the tracking tool link. It instantly showed my absentee ballot had been received. My question is have all ballot challenges been resolved so County can print and mail absentee ballots?

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  3. Bernie O'HareApril 18, 2023 at 1:20 PM

    Yes, all challenges are resolved and the ballots will go out this week.

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