Correction (November 4, 2026): An earlier version of this guide said district attorney, city controller, and judicial retention races were on the November 3 ballot. They were not. The November 3 ballot in Philadelphia covered governor and lieutenant governor, Congress, the General Assembly, and two ballot questions. We regret the error.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, and if you live in the Northeast, here is everything you need to vote without a wasted trip.
Polls are open from 7 AM to 8 PM. If you are in line by 8 PM, you will be allowed to vote. Find your polling place at atlas.phila.gov/voting, or call 215-686-1590.
If you are voting by mail, the clock is tight. Your completed ballot must be RECEIVED by the County Board of Elections no later than 8 PM on Tuesday. A postmark is not sufficient, and ballots cannot be returned to polling places. You can only return your own ballot.
The deadlines to register and to apply for a mail ballot have both passed. Registration closed October 19, and mail ballot applications closed October 27 at 5 PM. More than 118,000 Philadelphians applied for mail ballots.
If you still hold a completed mail ballot, use a drop box or a satellite election office. In the Northeast, the satellite election offices are at 6420 Frankford Avenue and at 1619-81 Grant Avenue, Suites 15-16. Both have drop boxes.
The Northeast drop boxes are at Cpl. Jimmy O’Connor Memorial Playground, 4330 Deerpath Lane; the Election Warehouse, 11311 Roosevelt Boulevard; Engine 64, at Rising Sun Avenue and Benner Street; Fox Chase Library, 501 Rhawn Street; Pelbano Recreation Center, 8101 Bustleton Avenue; and the Torresdale Boys Club, 4509 Linden Avenue, a new location added October 17.
One location to skip: the Vogt Recreation Center drop box is closed due to construction.
On the ballot are governor and lieutenant governor, Congress, the General Assembly, and two ballot questions.
Follow results at vote.phila.gov/results and electionreturns.pa.gov. For help on Election Day, call the election hotline at 215-686-1590 or the District Attorney’s office at 215-686-9641.
