Allegheny Votes - April 23

April 23, 2024

TODAY IS ELECTION DAY

All 1,327 precincts in the county are open until 8 pm. Anyone in line at 8 pm will be allowed to vote. Updates will be posted here throughout the day and until the election is certified.

PRECANVASSING, CANVASSING AND ELECTION RESULTS

Pursuant to state law, employees at the elections warehouse began processing mail-in and absentee ballots at 7 am today.

Election results will begin posting at 8 pm. Results from mail-in and absentee ballots are expected to post first, with in-person elections results beginning to post around 9-9:30 pm. Results will be posted through the evening on the Elections Results page.

PREPARE BEFORE YOU GO

More than 60 polling places have relocated since the last election. Every household in each district was notified by mail, and signage has been posted in former locations directing voters to the new location. Before heading out:

Verify Your Voter Registration

Look Up Your Polling Place (Use your mailing address city, not your municipality.)

Review a Sample Ballot

Reminders for those voting in person:

Only voters registered as Democrats or Republicans may select nominees in the primary to represent their party in the Nov. 5 general election. While all voters are eligible to vote on constitutional amendments and ballot questions, there are none on this ballot.
First-time voters, or those voting for the first time in a new precinct, must show ID. Acceptable ID includes both photo and non-photo ID. Registered first-time voters who do not bring ID to the polls can return with identification or must be offered a provisional ballot.
Voters who applied for and received a mail ballot and then decide they want to vote at the polls must bring their mail ballot, including the outer return envelope, with them to be voided.
If a voter applied for a mail ballot but did not return it and no longer has the mail ballot and outer envelope, they may vote by provisional ballot at their polling place on Primary Day. The Elections Return Board will then make a determination as to whether their provisional ballot can be counted.
If a voter applied for a mail ballot but never received it, they should vote by provisional ballot at their polling place. Again, the Elections Return Board will determine after Election Day whether the provisional ballot can be counted.
If a voter's name is not in the poll book, poll workers can help the voter determine if they are registered in another precinct in the county by looking them up here, or calling the elections division. Registered voters who are in the wrong polling place should go to the correct polling place to vote, but may request a provisional ballot and vote where they are instead.
Voters who moved within Pennsylvania but did not update their address in time before the primary may vote one last time in their previous precinct, but they must update their address at the polling place. Poll workers can supply the appropriate form.
If a voter is challenged based on their identity or residency, the voter may vote normally by signing a challenge affidavit and producing a witness who is also a registered voter in the precinct to vouch for them. If the voter cannot or does not want to produce a witness, the voter may cast a provisional ballot. Identity and residency are the only bases for challenging a voter at a polling place.
Voters have the right to assistance at the polling place, including language or literacy assistance. A voter may select any person to assist as long as the person is not their employer, their union representative, or the Judge of Elections. Voters do not need to be designated as “assistance permitted” in the poll book to receive help. A person who wants assistance will be asked to sign an Assistance Declaration at the precinct unless the poll book already indicates "assistance permitted."
Voters have the right to refuse assistance.

RETURN MAIL-IN AND ABSENTEE BALLOTS UNTIL 8 PM AT COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING

The Elections Division offers mail-in and absentee ballot return at the County Office Building, 542 Forbes Avenue at Ross Street, downtown Pittsburgh. There is a lane set aside for parking on Ross Street in the block between Forbes and Fourth avenues. It will be available until 8 pm tonight.

Voters are reminded of the following:

State law requires that voters return their own ballot; they may not return the ballots of others.
Ballots must be placed in the secrecy envelope; “naked” ballots will not be counted.
Voters should not mark the secrecy envelope in any way.
Voters must sign and date the declaration envelope; if either the signature or date, or both, are missing, or if an incorrect date is used, the ballot cannot be counted.

Want to check on your mail-in or absentee ballot? See Election Ballot Status online.