Updated Election Info - from the Board of Elections

Allegheny Votes, A Newsletter from Allegheny County Elections
October 6, 2026

OVER THE COUNTER VOTING AVAILABLE AT OAKLAND SATELLITE OFFICE OCTOBER 7, 8

Over the counter voting will be offered at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall Auditorium, 4141 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh 15213, this Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Voters may register, apply for, receive, vote, and return their mail-in and absentee ballots.

Satellite election offices will be available to serve voters around the county on the weekends of October 17, 18, 24 and 25, 2026, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at:

Community College of Allegheny County - Homewood
701 N. Homewood Ave., Pittsburgh 15208

North Park Ice Rink
1200 Pearce Mill Rd., Wexford 15090

South Park Ice Rink
300 Corrigan Dr., Bethel Park 15102

County Office Building
542 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh 15219

Any Allegheny County voter is eligible to vote at any satellite location, and unregistered prospective voters may apply to register through the October 19 registration deadline. Voters in possession of their completed mail-in ballot may also return the ballot at a satellite location.

OVER THE COUNTER VOTING MONDAY-FRIDAY AT COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING

Allegheny County offers over the counter voting 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday through October 27 at the County Office Building located at 542 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, 15219.

The County Office Building will also serve as a Satellite Voting Office on specified dates (opens in new tab). Voters may also return voted mail-in ballots during business hours and during satellite service weekends. After over the counter voting has ended on October 27, ballot return will continue to be available during specified hours through Election Day, November 3. Ballot return hours will be extended on Election Day, running from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. Anyone in line at 8:00 pm will be allowed to return their voted ballot.

Please remember:

1. No photography or filming inside of voting and ballot return locations during service hours is allowed.

2. A voter may return only their own ballot unless they are acting as a designated agent for another voter who is incapacitated and cannot go to the polls. In that case, in order to obtain a ballot for another voter, bring this form (opens in new tab), completed and signed, along with a mail-in ballot application (opens in new tab) that is completed and signed. The designated agent form is also required in order to return a voted ballot on behalf of another voter.

SAMPLE BALLOTS AVAILABLE

Preview sample ballots (opens in new tab) to aid in planning your vote. You’ll need your municipality, ward, and district to identify your polling place. If you don't have that information, you can find it at the PA Voter Services Polling Place Locator. (opens in new tab)

BALLOT MAILING UNDERWAY

As of today, Allegheny County had mailed more than 128,600 ballots to voters. Voters who have included an email address with their mail in ballot application will receive advisories via email as the ballots move through the process of mailing to voters and return to the county. More information about mail in ballot progress is available on the mail in ballot dashboard (opens in new tab), which is updated weekly.

Voters may request mail in ballots until October 27. Voters are urged to apply for the ballot (opens in new tab) as early as possible. Putting a ballot into the mail for delivery after the 27th is not recommended, as delivery by Election Day, November 3, is not assured, and a postmark will not suffice. Voters may return voted ballots to staffed locations (opens in new tab).

VOTING IN PERSON? CHECK YOUR POLLING LOCATION

More than 40 polling places have moved since the primary. If you plan to vote in person on November 3, you can check on your polling place location on the countywide list of polling places (opens in new tab).

You’ll need your municipality, ward, and district to identify your polling place. If you don't have that information, you can find it at the PA Voter Services Polling Place Locator. (opens in new tab)

Former polling places are identified on Election Day by signage directing voters to the new location.

Polling places are open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. Voters in line at 8:00 pm will be allowed to vote.

POLL WORKERS, JUDGES OF ELECTION NEEDED; 500 OPEN POSITIONS

Some 6,000 poll workers have signed up to serve Allegheny County voters on November 3, with 500 more needed to fully staff the election.

There is a continuing need for judges of election in Clairton, Duquesne, East Pittsburgh (North Braddock area), Forward, McKeesport, North Versailles, and West Elizabeth.

Workers of all kinds are still needed in Baldwin Borough, Bethel Park, Collier, Elizabeth Township, Fawn, Forward, Hampton, Jefferson Hills, Pittsburgh, 16th and 18th wards, Plum, Ross, Scott, and South Fayette.

Poll workers need not live in the district they serve, as long as they have the means to travel to the area where they are assigned.

The poll working website offers information about working the polls (opens in new tab) including training opportunities and hours of service.

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IMPORTANT DATES

October 19, 2026 – Last Day to Register Before General Election

October 27, 2026 – Ballot Request Deadline
Last day to apply for a civilian absentee or mail-in ballot before General Election.

November 3, 2026 – General Election
Polls are open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. Last day for return of mail-in and civilian absentee ballots.