Montco Doubles Election Offices In Effort To Increase Voter Turnout

NORRISTOWN, PA — In an effort to bolster its voting related services and election security, Montgomery County government has doubled the number of voter offices and increased the ballot drop off boxes that will be available this fall.

There will now be eight Voter Services satellite offices and 18 drop boxes, an increase over the four offices and 12 boxes available during the spring primary.

Local leaders are concerned about more than just the security of Montco's elections. They want to leverage the county's influence to set a positive example for the rest of the state.

"There are still many counties across Pennsylvania that do not make any of these voter access options available," Montgomery County Commissioner and elections chief Neil K. Makhija said in a statement. "We want Montgomery County to set a standard for voter accessibility."

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Officials say they aim for Montgomery County to once again have one of the highest voter turnouts in the country in 2024, as they did during the 2022 midterms.

With the addition of the new drop boxes, about 50 percent of the county's voting age population will be within a five minute drive of a box.

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The county has 617,003 registered voters as of Thursday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

Mail-in ballots can be dropped off in any county drop box or at any of the satellite offices.

Satellite offices will be open on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays starting Friday, Oct. 4 through Monday, Oct. 28. Hours for individual offices are online here.

New offices

• Abington, Magisterial District Courts, 1150 Old York Road, Abington
• Harleysville, Magisterial District Courts, 840 Harleysville Pike, Suite 2, Harleysville
• Upper Dublin, Magisterial District Courts, 1301 S. Bethlehem Pike, Ambler
• Whitemarsh, 3 Magisterial District Courts, 4002 Center Avenue, Lafayette Hill

New drop boxes

• Abington Township Municipal Building, 1176 Old York Road, Abington
• Harleysville Magisterial District Courts, 840 Harleysville Pike, Suite 2, Harleysville
• Community Connections Lansdale Office, 421 West Main Street, Lansdale
• Lower Merion Magisterial District Courts, 925 Montgomery Avenue, Narberth
• Upper Dublin Magisterial District Courts, 1301 S. Bethlehem Pike, Ambler
• Whitemarsh Magisterial District Courts, 4002 Center Avenue, Lafayette Hill

To see all drop boxes and voter service offices across the county, see here.