Q. What is the deadline to register to vote?

A. To vote in the November 3rd, 2009 election, the deadline to register is October 5, 2009.
 

Q. Where do I vote?

A. You can view the voting locations by referencing the map located below

 

Q.  Do I need identification to vote?

A.  If it is your first time voting you will need to show 2 forms of identification, one must be a photograph. It is always suggested to take ID with you.

 

Q. What do I do if my polling place does not have me listed?

A. If you have registered and they do not have the record, you should request a Provisional Ballot and complete your vote (see below).

 

Q. What is the deadline to file an Application requesting an absentee ballot?

A. An application requesting an absentee ballot must be received by (postmark dates are irrelevant) the Delaware County Election Bureau no later than Tuesday, October 27, 2009.
 

Q. I’ve already filed my application and received my absentee ballot. What is the deadline to submit my vote by Absentee Ballot?

A. Your completed Absentee Ballot must be received by the Delaware County Election Bureau no later than Friday, October 30, 2009.

 

Q: Can you provide detailed instructions on obtaining and filing absentee ballots?

 A.  Yes. Please see below.

 

If you need a ballot… Print the absentee ballot application available from the Delaware County Election Bureau. Fill out the form and send it to the Delaware County Bureau of Elections. They must RECEIVE your application NO LATER THAN Tuesday, October 27! You can mail the completed form to "Election Bureau, Delaware County, Government Center Ground Floor, 201 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063" You can fax the completed form to the Election Bureau at 610-892-0641. If you do this, you must ALSO mail the completed form to them (they must receive the hardcopy of the faxed application by Thursday, October 29). You can deliver completed applications in person to the Bureau of Elections (in lieu of any of the previously mentioned mail options) An absentee ballot will be mailed to your home address after they receive your application They must receive (once again, postmark date is irrelevant) the completed absentee ballot from you no later than Friday, October 30 To confirm or clarify any of the above, call the Delaware County Bureau of Elections at 610-891-4673

 

 

Q.  What is Provisional Voting?

A. Provisional voting is a voting process that ensures that registered voters are not denied the right to vote because they are not listed in the district register, or are unable to provide approved identification when required.
 

County election officials will examine the provisional ballots within three (3) days after an election to determine whether the individual voting that ballot was entitled to vote at the election district in the election.
 

Q.  What is a Provisional Ballot?

A.  A provisional ballot is a paper ballot that is printed in the same format as other paper ballots or absentee ballots. Provisional ballots are returned unopened by the district elections officials to the county board of elections, which has the responsibility to determine in a public meeting whether the provisional voter was qualified to vote in the election at the election district where he cast the provisional ballot.
 

If the voter was qualified to vote, the provisional ballot envelope will be opened, but the ballot will remain enclosed in a secrecy envelope to ensure that no one will know the identity of the voter that cast the provisional ballot. The ballot will be opened and counted later after other provisional ballots that have been accepted are commingled to ensure the secrecy of the ballot.
 

If the county board determines that the provisional voter was not qualified to vote in the election, the ballot will be declared invalid and the ballot will not be counted.
 

If the board determines that the voter was eligible to vote in the election but not at the election district where he cast the provisional ballot, the board will count the ballot. However, the board will count votes cast only for those offices and on those ballot questions that appear both on the ballot that the voter cast and the ballot of the election district in which the voter should have voted.

 

Other Information

 

Voting Locations in Media, PA

1. Western Precinct - Delaware County Bar Association at Front and Lemon Streets
2. Southern Precinct - Nativity BVM Brick Building, Franklin and Church Streets
3. Eastern Precinct - Media Borough Hall, Mansion Parlor, 3rd & Jackson Streets
4. Northern Precinct - Media Borough Hall, Community Center, 3rd & Jackson Streets

 

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