Help! I still haven't turned in my mail-in ballot

It’s primary election day, voting is under way and you still haven’t gotten around to filling out your mail-in ballot. Now what? 

There’s still time to get your ballot in or, in the alternative, vote at the polls. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. on April 23. 

Mail-in ballots must be received by 8 p.m. Ballots received via the mail the next day — even with an April 23 postmark — won’t be counted.

All ballots must be enclosed in the yellow secrecy envelope before being sealed in the outer envelope with gray lettering and purple trim. Secrecy envelopes cannot have any identifying marks. Outer envelopes must be signed and dated. 

Drop boxes
You can bring your filled-out, mail-in ballot to drop boxes as long as they are still open. Not all are open until 8 p.m. 

Voting in person
You can bring your uncompleted ballot to your polling place, surrender it and sign a declaration to vote. If you forget to bring your uncompleted ballot to the polls, you can vote provisionally – meaning your vote won’t be tallied until verified. 

To find your polling place, click here. 

Lehigh County drop-box locations

Whitehall Township Municipal Building
3219 MacArthur Road, Whitehall
Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lehigh County Authority Lobby
1053 Spruce Road, Wescosville
Open 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. 

Fountain Hill Borough Building
941 Long St., Fountain Hill
Open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Lehigh County Government Center
17 S. Seventh St., Allentown
Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 
You place the ballot in the drop box or bring it into the election office.

Macungie Borough Building
21 Locust St., Macungie
Open  8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Northampton County drop-box locations

Northampton County Courthouse 

669 Washington St., Easton

Open 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
You place the mail-in ballot in the drop box or bring it into the election office.

Northampton County Human Services Building
2801 Emrick Blvd., Bethlehem Township
Open 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Northampton County 911 Center
100 Gracedale Ave., Upper Nazareth Township
Open 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

Bethlehem City Hall (Rotunda)
10 E. Church St., Bethlehem
Open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day

Washington Township Municipal Building
1021 Washington Blvd., Washington Township
Open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

East Allen Township Municipal Building
5344 Nor-Bath Blvd., East Allen Township
Open 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Fowler Family Southside Center
Northampton Community College
511 E. 3rd St., Bethlehem
Open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.