PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Pennsylvania primary election is May 20, and time is ticking to apply for a mail-in ballot.
Tens of thousands of Philadelphia voters have already requested to vote by mail, but there are still many who have not. The deadline to request a mail ballot is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13.
“Not 5:01, not 5:02, not 5:03,” said Omar Sabir, chair of the Philadelphia City Commissioners. “By law, we have to have your completed vote-by-mail application by 5 p.m.”
Although it’s an off-year primary election, Sabir said there are some very crucial issues on the ballot.
“We have the judges on the ballot,” he said. “We also have the district attorney. We also have the city controller. We also have ballot questions.”
Sabir advised voters to put their completed mail-in ballots in a dropbox or a voting satellite location. A map of those sites can be found here.
Mail ballots must be returned and received by the Philadelphia County Board of Elections by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20.
“We’re calling on every eligible Philadelphian to come on out and vote,” Sabir added.