Allegheny Votes - October 21, 2026

Allegheny Votes, A Newsletter from Allegheny County Elections
October 21, 2026

OVER THE COUNTER VOTING AT SATELLITE ELECTION OFFICES OCTOBER 24, 25

Over the counter voting will be offered in four satellite election offices this Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Voters may apply for, receive, vote, and return their mail-in and absentee ballots at the following locations:

Community College of Allegheny County - Homewood
701 N. Homewood Ave., Pittsburgh 15208

North Park Ice Rink
1200 Pearce Mill Rd., Wexford 15090

South Park Ice Rink
300 Corrigan Dr., Bethel Park 15102

County Office Building
542 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh 15219

Any registered Allegheny County voter is eligible to vote at any satellite election office.

Voters in possession of their completed mail-in ballot may also return the ballot at any satellite elections office. The offices listed above, as well as 9 other locations will be open at subsequent days and times for ballot return. See the comprehensive calendar of pre-election day voting options.

Please remember:

1. No photography or filming inside of voting and ballot return locations during service hours is allowed.

2. A voter may return only their own ballot unless they are acting as a designated agent for another voter who is incapacitated and cannot go to the polls. In that case, in order to obtain a ballot for another voter, bring this form, completed and signed, along with a mail-in ballot application that is completed and signed. The designated agent form is also required in order to return a voted ballot on behalf of another voter.

48 POLLING PLACES RELOCATED; CHECK YOUR POLLING PLACE

Since the Primary Election, 48 polling places have moved, or will need to be moved. If you plan to vote in person on November 3, you can check on your polling place location on the countywide list of polling places.

You’ll need your municipality, ward, and district to identify your polling place. If you don't have that information, you can find it at the PA Voter Services Polling Place Locator.

Former polling places are identified on Election Day by signage directing voters to the new location.

Polling places are open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. Voters in line at 8:00 pm will be allowed to vote.

Why do polling places relocate? Typically it's because managers of the former location inform the county that the location cannot serve, due to factors such as renovation, repair, or lack of building or site staffing availability from the management organization. Among the reasons for the most recent changes have been flooding and elevator outages. While the Elections Division works to place polling locations in county-managed and government-managed sites as much as possible, some locations depend on the cooperation of community partners such as churches, nonprofit organizations, museums and others.

OVER THE COUNTER VOTING MONDAY-FRIDAY AT COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING

Allegheny County offers over the counter voting 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday through October 27 at the County Office Building located at 542 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, 15219.

The County Office Building will also serve as a Satellite Election Office on specified dates. Voters may also return voted mail-in ballots during business hours and during satellite service weekends. After over the counter voting has ended on October 27, ballot return will continue to be available during specified hours through Election Day, November 3. Ballot return hours will be extended on Election Day, running from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. Anyone in line at 8:00 pm will be allowed to return their voted ballot.

UPDATES ON BALLOT MAILING

As of this week, Allegheny County has mailed more than 143,600 ballots to voters. Voters who have included an email address with their mail in ballot application will receive advisories via email as the ballots move through the process of mailing to voters and return to the county. More information about mail in ballot progress is available on the mail in ballot dashboard, which is updated weekly.

Voters may request mail in ballots until October 27. Voters are urged to apply for the ballot as early as possible. Putting a ballot into the mail for delivery after the 27th is not recommended, as delivery by Election Day, November 3, is not assured, and a postmark will not suffice. Voters may return voted ballots to staffed locations.

300 POLL WORKERS, JUDGES OF ELECTION NEEDED

To fully staff the election November 3, approximately 6,500 workers are needed. Areas in need, by borough and zip code include:

Judge of Elections:

Baldwin Borough 15227
Duquesne 15110
Moon 15108
Mt Lebanon 15228
Penn Hills 15147
Pittsburgh – Hays-Lincoln Place-South 15207
Plum 15068
Scott 15106

Poll workers:

Lincoln 15037- HEAVY NEED
East Deer 15030
Frazer 15084
Glassport 15045
McKeesport 15132
Pittsburgh 15206 (Homewood area), 15208 (East Hills area), 15210 (South Side area)
Plum 15239
Ross 15237
West Deer 15084

Poll workers need not live in the district they serve, as long as they have the means to travel to the area where they are assigned.

The poll working website offers information about working the polls including training opportunities and hours of service.