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BOROUGH OF BRENTWOOD: County Officials Remind Residents of Election Regulations

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Borough of Brentwood issued the following announcement on Oct 21.

A shortage of workers caused Allegheny County to close the majority of its polling places during the June 2020 primary election. However, the Elections Division has confirmed that, for the November 2020 general election, individuals who choose to cast a ballot in person will do so at their regular location. Brentwood Borough will once again feature eight separate polling places; residents who are unsure as to their assigned voting precinct can confirm the appropriate location online here. Note that this will be the final election during which the current Brentwood Municipal Building will be utilized as a polling place.

Although all Pennsylvanians are now entitled to vote by mail, please note that, unlike in some other states, registered voters will not automatically receive a ballot. However, state law does give voters the option to request mailed ballots in perpetuity. To apply for a mailed ballot, please click here. Ballot requests must be submitted no later than October 27th. Completed ballots should be received by the Elections Bureau no later than 8PM on November 3rd. However, a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling requires the counting of any ballot that is postmarked by Election Day and received by November 6th. Please also note that the Supreme Court has ruled that mailed ballots will not be counted unless the voter correctly fills out the declaration form (which requires a signature), places their ballot inside the smaller secrecy envelope, and places the secrecy envelope inside the larger envelope that is to be mailed.

Original source can be found here.

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