Delaware County voters who want to cast a mail ballot in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, election must apply by Tuesday, Oct. 27.

Applications must be received by the Bureau of Elections by 5 p.m. that day, not just postmarked, according to the county's elections page. Registered voters can apply online through the Pennsylvania Ballot Request Application.

As of Oct. 20, the county Elections Department had processed more than 55,000 mail and absentee ballot applications, according to a county news release. The county is urging voters who applied 10 or more days ago and still have not received a ballot to call the elections hotline at 610-891-8683 or visit the Voter Service Center in Media.

Delaware County Elections Director Jim Allen, speaking at a League of Women Voters seminar on Sept. 20, summed up the county's guidance for mail voters: "Apply early, return it early if your mind is made up and the county drop boxes are the most direct way to return your envelopes," as reported by the Daily Times.

Allen said at the seminar that he believed there would be higher in-person turnout on Election Day, noting that mail ballot applications had plateaued compared with prior cycles.

Drop boxes in Radnor and Haverford

The county operates 28 secure, ADA-compliant ballot drop boxes across Delaware County. All are open around the clock through 8 p.m. on Election Day, except the Chadds Ford location, which has limited hours.

Two boxes serve Radnor and Haverford township voters directly:

  • Radnor: Radnor Township Building, 301 Iven Ave., Wayne. Open 24/7 through 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3.
  • Haverford: Haverford Administrative Building, 1014 Darby Road, Havertown. Open 24/7 through 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3.

All drop boxes are under 24/7 surveillance, the county said. Voters may return only their own ballot envelope. The only exception requires a signed declaration to assist a disabled or emergency absentee voter.

The county recommends using a drop box rather than the mail. The Postal Service has announced it may use new, untested processes for returning ballot mail, according to the county's elections page.

Voter Service Center

Voters who need to resolve a ballot issue or want to vote in person before Election Day can visit the Voter Service Center at the Delaware County Government Center, 201 W. Front St., Media. The center is open through Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Walk-in voters can request a ballot, fill it out on the spot and drop it in the Government Center's drop box.

Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Completed mail ballots must be received by the Bureau of Elections no later than 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Ballots arriving after that cutoff cannot be counted, regardless of postmark.