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Philly to open 17 one-stop shops to make early voting easy and safe - Billy Penn

At the satellite offices, you’ll be able to register, request a ballot, fill it out and securely return it all in one visit.

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Philadelphia’s election board is using a $10 million cash infusion to help make it easier and safer to cast a ballot in the 2020 general election, including setting up one-stop shops for secure early voting.

The $10M grant, awarded to the Office of the City Commissioners by the nonpartisan Center for Tech and Civic Life, is expected fund satellite offices for early voting, drop boxes for mail ballots, new sorting equipment to process votes more efficiently, a hazard pay bump for poll workers, and extra COVID-protocol cleaning for polling places on Nov. 3.

While drop boxes were used during the June 2020 primary, satellite offices are new.

Expected to open at 15 locations across Philadelphia, the satellites will essentially be all-in-one voting centers, according to City Commissioner Chair Lisa Deeley. They’ll add to the two existing County Board of Election offices, which offer the same services. All 17 spots are expected to open Tuesday, Sept. 29.

When you visit, you’ll be able to register, request a mail ballot, fill it out, seal it in the double secrecy envelopes and return it — all in one trip. Voters who already requested mail ballots can also use these satellite offices to drop off sealed ballots. (Find everything you need to know about Philly mail-in voting here.)

Deeley announced the proposed locations and rules for the satellite offices on Sept. 18; the City Commissioners are expected to formally approve them during a meeting on Sept. 23.

Mostly located inside public schools — check the map and table below for address details — the satellites are to be open seven days a week, with hours of 11:30 a.m. Monday to Thursday, and 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Location Address
City Hall Room 140 1400 John F Kennedy Blvd, 19107
Riverview Place, 1st Floor 520 N Columbus Blvd, 19123
George Washington High School 10175 Bustleton Ave, 19116
Joseph H. Brown School 3600 Stanwood St, 19136
Harding Middle School 2000 Wakeling Street, 19124
J Hampton Moore School 6900 Summerdale Ave, 19111
The Liacouras Center 1776 N Broad St, 19121
A. B. Day School 6324 Crittenden St, 19138
Roxborough High School 6498 Ridge Ave, 19128
Mastbaum High School 3116 Frankford Ave, 19134
Creative And Performing Arts 901 S Broad St, 19147
Tilden Middle School 6601 Elmwood Ave, 19142
Feltonville Intermediate School 238 E Wyoming Ave, 19120
Julia De Burgos Elementary 401 W Lehigh Ave, 19133
Julia Ward Howe School 5800 N 13Th St, 19141
Alain Locke School 4550 Haverford Ave, 19139
Overbrook Elementary School 2032 N 62Nd St, 19151

About 270,000 Philadelphia voters have applied for mail-in ballots to date. The deadline for the city to receive them has been extended to 5 p.m. on Nov. 6, the Friday following Election Day.

Important: In order for mail ballots to count, they must be enclosed in a the special secrecy envelope that fits within the regular envelope.

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