Election board approves proposal for additional polling locations, times in Allegheny Co.

ALLEGHENY CO., Pa. — The Allegheny County Board of Elections unanimously approved a proposal for opening additional polling locations in the area for the November election.

Officials said under the proposal, the elections division would open additional offices on specific dates and times leading up to Election Day to avoid massive wait times on a single day.

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Each office will provide the opportunity for voters to provide “over-the-counter voting, and the return of voted ballots to a fully-staffed, secure office,” according to a release.

The proposal includes five additional locations for voting ahead of the election: the county office building, North Park and South Park ice rinks, Department of Public Works Garage No. 2, and CCAC Homewood’s campus.

The planned board offices and hours are as follows:

Saturday, Oct. 10 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• County Office Building
• North Park Ice Rink
• South Park Ice Rink
• DPW Garage # 2 (Carnegie)
• CCAC Homewood

Sunday, Oct. 11 - 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• County Office Building
• North Park Ice Rink
• South Park Ice Rink
• DPW Garage # 2 (Carnegie)
• CCAC Homewood

Saturday, Oct. 17 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• County Office Building
• South Park Ice Rink
• CCAC South
• Boyce Park Ski Lodge
• Shop 'n Save Hill District

Sunday, Oct. 18 - 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• County Office Building
• South Park Ice Rink
• CCAC South
• Boyce Park Ski Lodge
• Shop 'n Save Hill District

Saturday, Oct. 24 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• County Office Building
• Boyce Park Ski Lodge
• CCAC South
• CCAC Allegheny
• North Park Ice Rink

Sunday, Oct. 25 - 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• County Office Building
• Boyce Park Ski Lodge
• CCAC South
• CCAC Allegheny
• North Park Ice Rink

Officials said the county has enough residents who have either previously served or have volunteered to serve as a poll worker to fully staff the 1,323 polling places. Approximately 3,500 of those have been assigned to locations thus far and training of those poll workers began last week.

According to the release, the board voted unanimously to increase the pay of poll workers who serve on Nov. 3 to $200 in light of their service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Officials said they are now processing online applications in the same day they are received and working through paper applications with additional staff and shifts. The number of duplicates, approximately 40-50%, is impacting that work.

Voters are reminded that they should apply now for mail-in and absentee ballots rather than waiting. Applications can be done online HERE.

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