{"id":124321,"date":"2023-10-27T21:56:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T01:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=124321"},"modified":"2023-10-27T21:56:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T01:56:37","slug":"tips-for-voting-in-the-november-7th-municipal-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=124321","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Voting in the November 7th Municipal Election"},"content":{"rendered":"

Casting a Ballot at the Polls<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, Northampton County\u2019s 156 precincts will be fully staffed for voters who prefer to cast their ballot in person at their polling location.<\/p>\n

Our voting machines undergo extensive testing before each election. In addition to testing, the machines also received upgrades in March 2023 to the latest security upgrade.<\/p>\n

Polls will be open from 7:00AM \u2013 8:00PM. Voters will check in at the registration table on an ePollbook by giving their name. The ePollbook will indicate if the voter is eligible to vote and if they are at the correct polling place. If so, they will sign in on the touchpad. First-time voters and voters who are voting in a new precinct may be required to show ID.<\/p>\n

Voters who applied for a mail-in or absentee ballot but now want to cast their vote in person at the polls must bring their mail-in ballots and the return envelope to the polls. The Judge of Election will spoil the ballot and ask the voter to complete a \u201cDeclaration to Surrender Ballot\u201d form. Only then will the voter be permitted to vote on the machine.\u00a0If you do not bring your mail-in ballot and return envelope to the polls, you can only vote by Provisional ballot.\u00a0The Elections Board will verify that the voter did not vote by mail before the provisional ballot can be counted.<\/p>\n

An instructional video for voting on the ES&S ExpressVote XL is available online at\u00a0NorthamptonVotes.com<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Casting a Mail-in or Absentee Ballot<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Elections Office reminds voters to carefully follow the instructions included with their ballot. \u201cNaked\u201d ballots\u2014those not enclosed in the inner secrecy envelope\u2014will not be counted.<\/p>\n

To ensure your mail-in ballot is accepted:<\/p>\n