The Northampton County Elections Office has installed a secure ballot drop-off box in each of the County’s four districts. The boxes will be available starting April 26^th until 8:00PM on May 18, 2021. Accessing any of the drop-off boxes does not require going through security.

·        Rotunda of the Government Center – 669 Washington Street, Easton, PA 18042

o  Monday – Friday from 8:30AM – 8:00PM

When dropping off a ballot, voters can park for free in the loading-and-unloading zone on Washington Street in front of the courthouse or use the new parking lot at the intersection of Wolf Avenue and Washington Street.

·        Human Services Building – 2801 Emrick Blvd. Bethlehem, PA 18020

o  Monday – Friday from 8:30AM – 7:00PM

·        Northampton County 911 Center – 100 Gracedale Ave. Nazareth, PA 18064

o  Monday – Friday from 8:30AM – 4:30PM

·        Bethlehem City Hall – 10 E. Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

o  Monday – Friday from 8:00AM – 4:00PM

To be counted, a mail-in ballot must be returned to the Election’s Office by 8:00PM on May 18^th. The ballot must be sealed inside of a privacy envelope and the outer return envelope properly signed and dated.

Voters may only drop off their own ballots. Third party return of ballots is prohibited unless the person returning the ballot is rendering assistance to a disabled voter or emergency absentee voter and has a signed “Certification of Designated Agent” or “Declaration of Need of Assistance” form. A copy of these forms can be downloaded at VotesPA.com

Counterfeiting, forging, tampering with or destroying ballots is a second-degree misdemeanor pursuant to sections 1816 and 1817 of the PA Election Code. (25 P.S. §§ 3516 and 3517)

Voters can track the status of their mail-in or absentee ballots at VotesPA.com.