From school boards to county commissioners, it's Election Day in Bucks County

Chris Ullery, Bucks County Courier Times

You've seen the candidate's mailers, had campaigners knock at your door and probably watched an ad or two online. The 2023 election is finally here and now it's your chance to choose who represents you on your town's governing board, in your school district and at the county's administration building.

It's Election Day and we'll be bringing you everything you need to know before, during and after the polls close Tuesday night.

Offices in 54 municipalities, 13 school districts, three county commissioner seats, four county row offices, including coroner, register of wills, treasurer and clerk of the courts and a handful of county and state judges are all on the ballot this year.

The Bucks County League of Womens Voters produced a voters guide that can be accessed here.

Check back often throughout the day and night as we provide information as it breaks.

Norman Thornton, majority inspector, waits to help voters at Warwick Township Fire Department during the primary election in May. Voters will again had to the polls on Tuesday.
Norman Thornton, majority inspector, waits to help voters at Warwick Township Fire Department during the primary election in May. Voters will again had to the polls on Tuesday.

Do I need ID to vote in Pennsylvania?

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. You will be allowed to cast your ballot if you are in line at your polling place at 8 p.m. so do not leave the line. It is too late to register to vote in this year’s election. To check your registration status, find your polling place, update your party affiliation, address or other information visit vote.pa.gov.

If this is your first time voting in Pennsylvania or at a new polling place, you must bring some form of identification. A Pennsylvania driver's license or other state issued ID is acceptable but voters can also use their passport, firearm permit or even a current utility bill. A full list of acceptable forms of identification can also be found on vote.pa.gov at this link.

A map of Bucks County’s polling places is below:

Where can I drop off my mail-in ballot in Bucks County?

About 75,381 Bucks County voters requested a mail-in ballot for Tuesday’s election. About 53,570 ballots had been returned by Monday afternoon, meaning about 11% of the county’s roughly 471,000 voters have already turned out for Tuesday’s election.

Another 21,811 voters have not returned their mail ballots yet, leaving little time for those ballots to make it to the county’s elections office before polls close on Tuesday.

Voters who haven’t sent their ballots in the mail by now should return them in-person to one of 11 ballot drop box locations across the county. Mail ballots must be received by the county’s Board of Elections by 8 p.m.; postmarked envelopes that arrive after Election Day will not be counted.

Ballots being returned to drop boxes must be placed into their secrecy envelopes before being sealed in the return mailing envelopes that arrived with the ballot. Date and sign the back of the envelope you place your ballot in.

The county drop boxes are available until 8 p.m. on Tuesday unless otherwise noted at the following locations:

  • Upper Bucks Government Service Center, 261 California Road, Quakertown

  • Lower Bucks Government Service Center, 7321 New Falls Road, Levittown

  • County Administration Building, 55 E Court Street, Doylestown

  • Bensalem Library, 3700 Hulmeville Rd, Bensalem

  • Free Library of Northampton Township, 25 Upper Holland Rd, Richboro

  • Grundy Memorial Library, 680 Radcliffe St., Bristol; Closes at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays

  • New Hope Library, 93 W Ferry St, New Hope; Closes at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays

  • Perkasie Library, 491 Arthur Ave, Perkasie

  • Riegelsville Library, 615 Easton Rd, Riegelsville; Closes at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays

  • Warminster Library, 1076 Emma Ln, Warminster;

  • Yardley-Makefield Library, 1080 Edgewood Rd, Yardley

Can I vote at the poll instead of using my requested mail-in ballot?

If you have a mail ballot but decide to vote in person, bring the entire ballot, including the security envelope, to the polls. If you don't have the mail ballot but still show up to the polls to vote in person anyway, you'll be able to cast a provisional ballot. Counting your ballot could be delayed if you cast a provisional ballot until it's determined you didn't also vote by mail.

Voters whose ballots have already been received by the county can’t cast a provisional ballot.

PA candidate election information in Bucks County

Check out our coverage of the election here:

Everything you need to know for Tuesday: Election Day 2023: What you need to know in Bucks County

The battlegrounds at CBSD, Pennridge: Republicans outnumber other voters in Central Bucks, Pennridge ahead of election

A closer look at top County race: What's at stake in Bucks County Commissioners race? Here's what the candidates say

Bensalem eyes EMS raise in tax question: Yes or no? Bensalem voters decide on EMS tax increase on Election Day

This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Bucks County voters head to the polls for the 2023 General Election

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