12 Mail-In Ballot Drop Boxes To Be Installed In Montco

NORRISTOWN, PA — Montgomery County will install 12 mail-in ballot drop-off boxes for the 2022 election in an effort to help voters return their ballots on time.

Ballots began to dispersal in the county this week. Some 110,000 residents of the county have requested ballots.

“We want to continue to make voting accessible, secure, and convenient for all of our residents by offering several options to cast their vote – by mail, in person on Election Day or through a satellite office," Montgomery County Commissioner and elections chief Ken Lawrence said Tuesday.

Ballots are received by Voter Services they day they are dropped off at the boxes.

Drop-off boxes have been a fixture in Montgomery County elections since the 2020 primaries, when the pandemic led to a huge spike in the number of individuals voting by mail. It's been used by many in ensuing elections as a convenience. But it continues to be a point of controversy from Republicans skeptical of election integrity.

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The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot is 5 p.m. on Nov. 1. The deadline to return mail-in ballots in person varies by location, but is 8 p.m. on Election Day at the latest.

Voters should make sure their ballots are placed inside the smaller secrecy envelope before they put it inside the official return evenlope. Ballots without both envelopes are not legal.

Local drop box locations are included below, as published Tuesday by Montgomery County:

Cheltenham - Township Tax Office
Available 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. from October 29, 2022, until November 8, 2022.
Township Tax Office, 8230 Old York Rd, Elkins Park, PA 19027

Lansdale - District Court 38-1-28
Available 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. from October 29th, 2022, until November 8th, 2022.
District Court 38-1-28, 430 Pennbrook Parkway, Lansdale, PA 19446

Lower Merion - Ludington Library
Available 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. from October 29, 2022, until November 8, 2022.
Ludington Library, 5 South Bryn Mawr Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Norristown - Airy Street Parking Lot
Available 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. from October 29, 2022, until November 8, 2022.
Montgomery County Airy Street Parking Lot (Corner of Airy and DeKalb Streets) Norristown, PA 19401

Norristown - Inside One Montgomery Plaza
Beginning October 29, this drop box will be available on the following schedule:
Weekdays: 6 a.m. until 11 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 6 a.m. until 10 p.m.
Election Day: 6 a.m. until 8 p.m.
One Montgomery Plaza, 425 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401

Pottstown - Office of Public Health
Available 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. from October 29, 2022, until November 8, 2022.
Montgomery County Office of Public Health - South Hall, 364 King Street, Pottstown, PA 19464
(Between N. Evans Street and N. Franklin Street)

Royersford - Victory Park Parking Lot
Available 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. from October 29, 2022, until November 8, 2022.
Victory Park Parking Lot, 2nd & Arch Street, Royersford, PA 19468 (near the electric vehicle charging stations)

Skippack - Montgomery County 4-H Center
Available 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. from October 29, 2022, until November 8, 2022.
Montgomery County 4-H Center, 1015 Bridge Road, Collegeville, PA 19474

Upper Dublin - Upper Dublin Library
Available 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. from October 29, 2022, until November 8, 2022.
Upper Dublin Library, 520 Virginia Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034

Upper Frederick - Green Lane Park Office
Available 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. from October 29, 2022, until November 8, 2022.
Green Lane Park Office, 2144 Snyder Road, Green Lane, PA 18054

Upper Merion - Upper Merion Township Building
Available 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. from October 29, 2022, until November 8, 2022.
Upper Merion Township Building, 175 W. Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406

Upper Moreland - Willow Grove Annex
Available 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. from October 29, 2022, until November 8, 2022.
Willow Grove Annex, 102 N. York Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Voters can check the status of their mail-in ballot online here.

Drop boxes will be attended by voter education staff members to ensure returns are made smoothly.