Voting by absentee ballot
is a two-step process:
1) You must first apply for an absentee ballot
by filling out a form (click on the link above to get the form)
2) After the application has been submitted, you will receive a printed ballot which you will fill out and return to the
County
Board of Elections. The
instructions you need for doing so will be included with the ballot.
Instructions
for filling out Absentee Ballot Application:
A) Fill
out the top portion marked “All Voters Fill Out Here” with the following mandatory information;
i) Your name as it appears in the voter registration files, e.g., William and not Billy unless that is how
you are registered;
ii) Your current Pike County
address;
iii) Date
of birth.
iv) The
address where you would like to receive the ballot – if left blank, it will be sent to your residence.
B) Choose
the box that describes the reason for this application, i.e., Absence from the Municipality or Illness or Physical Disability.
C) If
you choose Absence from the Municipality, fill out Section A and sign your name and the date of signature.
D) If
you choose Illness or Physical Disability, fill out Section B with the following mandatory information;
i) Name of physician;
ii) Physician’s phone number;
iii) Physician’s
address;
iv) Your
signature and date.
E) Send
it to County Board
of Elections of Pike County, 506 Broad Street, Milford,
PA 18337. (Telephone #: (570) 296-3426.)
Mail the application or deliver
it in person so it gets there absolutely no later than 5:00 PM on Tuesday October 27.
The voted absentee ballot
must be received by the Board of Elections by 5:00 PM on Friday October 30.
Instructions for filling it out will be enclosed, but if you still have questions, you should contact your county
board of elections who will be happy to help you. If you apply for a ballot but
have not received it within a few days, CALL THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS!
Regardless of how you vote
this year, please vote. Democracy depends on it.
