The Delaware County Bureau of Elections reports that over 250,000 Delaware County voters are eligible to vote in person at 428 precincts at 250 polling places in the county’s 49 municipalities.

That’s in addition to the more than 100,000 votes that have already been cast by vote-by-mail ballots prior to Election Day.

Delaware County polling places will open at 7 a.m. and remain open until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Each polling place will be supplied with a PPE Kit, including masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, wipes, disposable pens, and other equipment to protect the health and safety of residents and poll workers.

Poll workers will be required to wear masks and will clean commonly touched surfaces after each voter has cast their ballot.

Social distancing of at least six feet will be observed and enforced both inside of the polling places and outside while voters are waiting in line.

Some polling locations have changed since the 2016 General Election and the June 2020 Primary Election. Voters can locate their polling place on the Delco Votes! website at delcopa.gov/pollingplace.

Voters are encouraged to review a Sample Ballot for their precinct before voting to reduce time spent at the polling place.

Sample Ballots can be viewed at delcopa.gov/sample.

On Election Day voters are urged to wear a mask and encouraged to wash or sanitize their hands.

Long lines should be anticipated.  Voters should prepare for an extended wait time outside of the polling place and dress accordingly.

Voters should also consider voting at traditionally off-peak hours, usually the middle of the morning and late afternoon.  Voters who are in line at their polling place by 8 p.m. will be able to cast their vote.

Paper ballots will be used across all precincts in Delaware County. Trained poll workers will be on-hand to answer questions and assist.

First-time voters are required to show appropriate ID. A list of all acceptable forms of ID can be found at delcopa.gov/voterid.

For those voters still wishing to use their vote-by-mail ballot, the county’s 44 drop boxes will remain open until 8 p.m. on Election Day. Locations can be found  at delcopa.gov/dropbox.  Voters cannot return completed vote-by-mail ballots at their polling place on Election Day.

Delaware County’s Voter Service Centers will also be open on Election Day. Residents who have requested but not yet received a mail-in ballot can request a replacement ballot at a Delaware County Voter Service Center. Times and locations of each Voter Service Center can be found at delcopa.gov/vsc.

Voters who did not receive their vote-by-mail ballot, or have returned their completed vote-by-mail ballot but are concerned that their ballot may not have been received by the Bureau of Elections by the deadline can visit their polling place on Election Day, explain their situation to the Judge of Elections and casst a provisional ballot.

Voters who possess a vote-by-mail ballot on Election Day and decide to vote in-person can do so. The vote-by-mail ballot and declaration envelope should be brought to the polling place.

Voters who have questions or experience issues on Election Day can call the Delaware County Election Hotline at (610) 891-VOTE (8683). Voters can also call the PA Department of State at (877) 868-3772. Interpreters will be available for PA DOS calls.

Voters who witness criminal activity or other concerning behavior, including voter intimidation, are asked to call the Delaware County District Attorney’s office at (610) 891-4797. A bipartisan group of attorneys will be able to assist voters beginning at 6 a.m. on Election Day.

Unofficial election results will be posted on the County’s website at delcopa.gov/results.