Montgomery County Expands Office Hours For Absentee Ballots

The Montgomery County Board of Elections has extended office hours for absentee ballot applications in anticipation of high numbers during the upcoming election, they announced Tuesday.

The Board said that they were expecting more than 30,000 absentee ballot applications for the 2016 general election.

“We want to ensure that all who are eligible to vote, but can’t make it to the polling place on Election Day, are able to receive and submit an absentee ballot,” said Valerie Arkoosh, Chair, Montgomery County Board of Elections. “If individuals have concerns about being home to receive their ballot in the mail, they can come directly to our offices and pick up their absentee ballots.”

Completed absentee ballots can also be submitted during regular and expanded walk-in hours at the office of Voter Services at One Montgomery Plaza, 425 Swede Street, Suite 602, in Norristown.

Expanded hours are as follows:

• Saturday, October 29, 2016 9:00am-12:00pm.
• Monday, October 31, 2016 8:30am-8:00pm.
• Tuesday, November 1, 2016 8:30am-5:00pm – the deadline for all absentee ballot applications.

Already, the office said they had received more than 20,000 absentee ballot applications.

The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1. The deadline for ballot submission is 5 p.m. on Friday, November 4.

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