2024 Special Election: Unverifiable Identification, Undeliverable and/or Potentially Flawed Ballots

The Philadelphia Board of Elections has received mail-in and absentee ballots with various issues that may prevent them from being counted in the upcoming 2024 Special Election on September 17th. These issues include:

• Unverifiable Identification: Mail ballots from voters whose identification could not be verified. Voters who have not submitted acceptable proof of ID or whose ID could not be verified should fill out the ID verification form, and submit it along with a photocopy or picture of an acceptable ID (if available) to phillyelection@phila.gov or via fax to (215) 686-3398 by Monday, September 23, 2024. Without this information, the Board cannot count your ballot.
• Undeliverable or Potentially Flawed: Ballots returned by the U.S. Postal Service as “undeliverable”, or administratively determined to be potentially flawed. Flaws may include lacking a signature on the declaration envelope, lacking a written date on the declaration envelope, lacking a secrecy envelope, or having a potentially incorrect date. These ballot submissions have the possibility of NOT being counted. It is strongly advised that the voters on these lists request a replacement ballot at one of our Satellite Election Offices:

City Hall, Room 140

• Hours of Operation:
  Monday – Friday: 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
  Extended hours on Election Day (Tuesday, September 17th): 7:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M.

Satellite Election Office, 4029 Market St., 19104

• Hours of Operation:
  Monday – Friday: 10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
  Saturday – Sunday: 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Satellite Election Office, 5301 Chew Ave., 19138

• Hours of Operation:
  Monday – Friday: 10:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
  Saturday – Sunday: 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

View the list of ballots with the above detailed issues here: PDF | Excel.

Voters unable to travel to the Board’s offices due to a disability may authorize a designated agent to pick up or return a replacement ballot using the Designated Agent Form.

If you cannot request a replacement ballot before Election Day, you may cast a provisional ballot at your polling place. Find your polling place at atlas.phila.gov/voting.