Use your option to vote by mail

To the Times

The Pennsylvania Primary Election has been rescheduled for Tuesday, June 2. Additionally, under the recent amendment to the election law that allowed for this date change, there is a provision that allows for the shutting down and consolidation of polling places out of a real concern for a shortage of poll workers. Given this, and the unknown timeline of this pandemic, it is

Our policy:

strongly recommended that voters apply now for a mail-in ballot to avoid crowds, waiting in line, and possible exposure to the COVID-19 virus.

Pennsylvania law now provides that any voter may now vote by mail-in ballot, without providing a reason. In addition, you can now fill in and send your application for your mail-in ballot completely online. Simply go to VotesPA.com and follow the

Letters and guest columns are welcomed. Please include name and phone number for verification. Lengths should not exceed 400words.

All submissions are subject to editing. prompts for a mail-in ballot application. (Go to the bottom of the page and click “begin here” to apply online.) You will need to provide either your Pennsylvania driver’s license or photo ID number, or the last four digits of your Social Security number. (If you have none of these, other accepted IDs are listed online.)

If you prefer to mail your application, print and fill out the form from VotesPA.com and mail it to

Email: Phone: Fax:

newsroom@delcotimes.com

610.622.8885

610.622.8887

the county where you are registered:

Montgomery County: Voter Services, PO Box 311, Norristown PA 19404-0311.

Delaware County: Gov’t. Center Building, 201 W. Front St., Media, PA, 19063-2728

Philadelphia County: 142 City Hall, 1400 JFK Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19107

To participate in this year’s primary election, your application must be received at the county no later than May 26. This is not the postmark date; it is the received date.

Once you receive your ballot, you must fill it out and mail it in

Mail:

Letters to the Editor, 639S. Chester Road Swarthmore, PA 19081

time (or hand deliver it) to be received by June 2 before 8 p.m.

This year, in 2020, the following offices are to be listed on the ballot:

• U.S. President

• Delegates to the Democratic and Republican National Conventions

• Three statewide offices: Attorney General, Auditor General, and Treasurer

• State senator in the Pennsylvania Legislature

• State representative in the Pennsylvania Legislature

Protect your right to vote and vote by mail.

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