October 15, 2024
How To Vote By Absentee Or Mail-In Ballot In The Presidential Election
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania voters have two options to receive and vote a ballot prior to Pennsylvania’s Presidential Election on Nov. 5. Voters may request either an absentee ballot or a mail-in ballot to complete and return to the Franklin County Voter Registration Office by 8 p.m. Nov. 5. Military and overseas civilian voters must submit a Federal Post Card by visiting www.fvap.gov.
Absentee ballots are for voters who meet any of the following criteria:
- Voters who will be absent from their voting districts the entire time the polls are open on Election Day;
- Voters who cannot go to their polls due to illness or disability;
- Voters who cannot go to their polls due to observation of a religious holiday; or
- Voters who are incarcerated and have not been convicted of a felony
Mail-in ballots are for voters who wish to vote by mail instead of voting in person at their polling places on Election Day.
Voters may request an absentee or mail-in ballot application online at www.pavoterservices.pa.gov. Voters may also request a ballot by visiting the Franklin
County Voter Registration Office at 272 N. Second St., Chambersburg, or by calling
717-261-3886.
Voters must complete and return applications for absentee ballots or mail-in ballots to
the Franklin County Voter Registration Office by 5 p.m. Oct. 29. Voters who need
emergency ballots after the deadline may call the Franklin County Voter Registration
Office at 717-261-3886 for more information.
Franklin County began mailing out ballots on Oct. 3. Voters must return their completed ballots, by mail or in person, to the Franklin County Voter Registration Office by 8 p.m. Nov. 5. Completed ballots must be physically received by the office by 8 p.m.; ballots received after 8 p.m., even with a Nov. 5 postmark, will not count.
The Franklin County Voter Registration Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office will be open until 5 p.m. on Oct. 29 and 8 p.m. on Election Day. Voters may also return their completed ballots to the dropoff box in the Franklin County Administration Building from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Voters may only hand-deliver their own ballots. To hand deliver a ballot for another voter, the voter must complete a Designated Agent Authorization Form, available on Franklin County’s website, www.franklincountypa.gov. or at the Franklin County Voter Registration Office.
Voters are not permitted to turn in their completed ballots at their polling locations. Voters who receive absentee or mail-in ballots and decide to vote at their polling locations on Election Day must surrender their ballots and declaration envelopes to the Judge of Elections to be voided. Voters will then fill out a declaration form and will be given regular ballots to vote. Voters who do not surrender their ballots and declaration envelopes will vote on provisional ballots.
Any questions concerning absentee or mail-in ballots should be directed to the Franklin County Voter Registration Office at 717-261-3886. Any questions concerning changes in polling locations should be directed to the Franklin County Commissioners’ Office at 717-261-3812. You can also find additional election information on the Franklin County website, www.franklincountypa.gov.
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