Election 2023: Orange Mail-In Ballots Mailed To Chester County Voters

WEST CHESTER, PA – Chester County Voter Services added the color orange to the mail-in and absentee ballots to make the voting process easier to properly follow.

The mail-in ballot secrecy envelope is orange and the return envelope had an orange strip.

The Voter Services office also provides a video here explaining the process.

In addition to highlighting all steps in completing a mail-in or absentee ballot, the video explains how the ballots can be returned and note important deadlines in the voting process.

• Once the ballot is complete, it should be placed in a secrecy envelope and sealed.
• It should be placed inside the pre-addressed declaration envelope, which should be sealed, signed and dated.
• May 9 is the deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot.

Voters may request a mail-in or absentee ballot by filling out an online application or submitting a paper application.

Here are the steps:

• Voters make selections on the front and back of the ballot.
• The completed ballot is placed inside the orange secrecy envelope marked Official Election Ballot.
• Envelopes must be sealed and may not contain any markings;
• The sealed orange secrecy envelope is placed inside the pre-addressed, orange-striped declaration envelope. The declaration envelope is then sealed;
• Voters must sign and date the back of the declaration envelope.

Voters may return their ballots by mail or in person at the County Board of Elections, or a drop-box location.

In-person delivery must be done by the voter.

Another person may not drop off someone else’s mail-in or absentee ballot unless it is accompanied by a designated agent form completed by a voter with a disability, which prohibits the voter from returning the ballot.

All mail-in or absentee ballots must be received by 8:00 p.m. on primary Election Day, May 16.

Drop-boxes will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on election day.

More information on voting is available here.