Allegheny County announces satellite voting, ballot return options for November election

Allegheny County voters will have four satellite voting locations and 10 ballot-return options for the November general election.

The county’s Board of Elections on Monday voted 3-0 on the sites, which allow voters to return ballots before Election Day on Nov. 4.

The ballot-return locations let people submit a mail-in or absentee ballot directly to a county employee, in person, rather than mailing it.

The following locations will serve as ballot-return sites from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 31 and Nov. 3, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 1 and 3:

• Allegheny County Emergency Services Building in Moon
• Avalon Public Library
• Boyce Park Four Seasons Lodge
• Carnegie Library Squirrel Hill
• CCAC Homewood
• County Office Building at 542 Forbes Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh
• Dormont Pool
• Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank
• North Park Ice Rink
• South Park Ice Rink

Satellite voting — also called over-the-counter voting — locations will provide additional services. Registered voters can request a mail-in ballot, complete it and return it all on-site.

Satellite voting will be available from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. the weekend of Oct. 25 and 26 at the following locations:

• CCAC Homewood
• North Park Ice Rink
• South Park Ice Rink
• County Office Building at 542 Forbes Ave. in Downtown Pittsburgh

Satellite voting times have been cut in half to four hours because of poor turnout, officials said.

“I applaud this resolution on the balance of keeping voter availability throughout the county and at the same time reducing time when you can to appreciate the taxpayer dollars being spent,” Board of Elections member Cindy Kirk said.

The county is on track to begin sending mail-in ballots to voters the first week of October, said David Voye, manager of the Division of Elections.