The Northampton County Elections Office announces that it will install a secure ballot drop-off box for mail-in ballots in each of the county’s four districts. The boxes will be available starting Thursday, Oct. 5. Accessing the drop-off boxes does not require going through security at any location.

Northampton County Courthouse Rotunda:

(669 Washington St., Easton)

Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 22 and Saturday, Oct. 28 (from 9 a.m. – noon.)

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 parking lot at the Wolf Avenue and Washington Street intersection.

Northampton County Human Services Building:

(2801 Emrick Blvd., Bethlehem)

Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

Northampton County 911 Center:

(100 Gracedale Ave., Nazareth)

Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

Bethlehem City Hall:

(10 E. Church St., Bethlehem)

Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.*

*drop box will be available until 8 p.m. on election night (Nov. 7, 2023)

To ensure that their mail-in ballot is accepted, voters must make sure the ballot is enclosed in the yellow secrecy envelope and sealed, the return envelope is signed and dated on the back in the marked yellow boxes, there are NO identifying marks or symbols on the secrecy envelope, and the ballot is returned to the Elections Office NO LATER THAN 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7. USPS postmarks will NOT count if received after this deadline.

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” form on file at the Elections Office. A copy of this form can be downloaded at Authorize Designated Agent Form (pa.gov).

Applications for mail-in or civilian absentee ballots are available in the Elections Office or at Mail-in and Absentee Ballot (pa.gov) or Absentee and Mail-In Voting (northamptoncounty.org). The last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot is Tuesday, Oct. 31.

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 here: Online/Absentee Ballot Tracking (pa.gov).