Voting has begun in Northampton County

Ballot-on demand now available, mail-in ballots have gone out.

The Northampton County Elections Office announces that ballot-on-demand voting is now available for the General Election. 

Residents of Northampton County who are eligible to vote can come to the Elections Office, register to vote if they have not already done so, fill out a ballot application, vote on a paper ballot and turn it in all in the same visit. 

Showing ID is required before you can receive your ballot.

The Elections Office is located at 669 Washington St, Easton.  Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. 

Registered voters who have already applied for a mail-in ballot are not eligible for ballot-on-demand and must wait to receive their ballot in the mail. 

Northampton County began sending out mail-in ballots this week.

Voters can return mail-in ballots by bringing them directly to the Elections Office, depositing them at one of the four secure ballot drop-off boxes or through the U.S. mail. Outer envelopes include postage so voters do not need to add a stamp.

The ballot drop-off boxes are available for Northampton voters to deposit their ballots starting Oct. 10 through 8 p.m. on Nov. 8 – election day.  

To see if you are already registered to vote  and/or registered to vote by mail, click here.

Voters can still apply to cast mail-in ballots. The deadline to do so is  5 p.m. on Nov. 1. 

Applications for mail-in or absentee ballots are available at the Northampton County Elections Office or at www.vote.pa.gov.  

Citizens of Pennsylvania have until Oct. 24 to register to vote. To register, click here. 

Mail-in ballots criteria

The ballot must be sealed inside the secrecy envelope.

 If the secrecy envelope contains any text, marks or symbols which reveals the identity of the elector, the elector’s political affiliation or the elector’s candidate preference, the envelope and the ballot it contains will be set aside and declared void.

The voter must sign and date the outer return envelope.

The ballot must be received by the Elections Office by 8  p.m. on Nov. 8

Rules for returning ballots

Third party return of ballots is prohibited unless the person returning the ballot is rendering assistance to a disabled voter or emergency absentee voter and has a signed “Certification of Designated Agent” form. A copy of these forms can be downloaded at vote.pa.gov

Counterfeiting, forging, tampering with or destroying ballots is a second-degree misdemeanor pursuant to sections 1816 and 1817 of the PA Election Code. (25 P.S. §§ 3516 and 3517)

Drop box locations

Rotunda of the Northampton County Government Center
669 Washington St., Easton
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

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

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

Bethlehem City Hall
10 E. Church St., Bethlehem
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.