Bucks County voters have come out in large numbers of drop off their mail-in ballots, apply for them, or vote on demand.
LevittownNow.com readers have reported quick lines and large numbers of voters at the completed mail-in ballot drop boxes at the Lower Bucks County Government Services Center in Bristol Township and the Bucks County Administration Building in Doylestown Borough. County officials said there is similar turnout at the box just outside of Quakertown.
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On Tuesday afternoon, a reporter watched over the lower end election satellite office for about two hours. During that time, dozens upon dozens of people came to drop their completed mail-in ballots at a secured drop box watched over by sheriff’s office deputies. The process for dropping ballots (you can only deposit your own unless you have an exemption) was easy and the small line that formed at times moved quickly. The line for mail-in ballot applications, on-demand voting, and other questions for election staff moved much slower.
Starting Wednesday, the drop-off boxes in Bristol Township, Doylestown Borough, and Upper Bucks County will be accepting ballots Wednesday, October 21 to Friday, October 23 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25 from noon to 5 p.m.; Monday, October 26 to Monday, November 2 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Tuesday, November 3 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The hours have been extended to keep up with demand.
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Jennatta Jackson, a Bristol Township resident, said she didn’t mind the line as she waited to speak with a representative from the Bucks County Board of Elections before casting her ballot.
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“It’s not too bad,” she said of the wait.
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Ron Meyers, a Tullytown Borough resident, said he was in line to talk to staff about fixing an error he made on his ballot.
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“I voted this way because I’m 80 and I didn’t want COVID,” he said while waiting outside and being physically distant from others.
Meyers said although there was a line, he didn’t mind at all.
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At the nearby ballot drop-off box, a Levittown woman who didn’t wish to give her name praised the extended hours she just heard about from a county staffer.
“I work a lot and election day can be a squeeze. They couldn’t make this easier with mail voting and a drop box,” she said.
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Alexander Nicolas dropped of his vote off and said the amount of people at the ballot drop site showed how many were “eager to vote their voice.”
Nicolas came with his son, Ishmel, who is voting in his first election. The proud dad took a photo of his son dropping off his ballot.
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County staff said the crowd for the ballot drop boxes, mail-in ballot applications, and on-demand voting wrapped around the county building in Bristol Township on Monday, but the number of people seemed smaller on Tuesday.
For on-demand voting, voters can schedule a time online and skip the line.
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