GENERAL ELECTION 2022: How To Vote

We’ve put together this guide on how to make your vote count.

Thanks to our In The Know Club members who have supported creation of this everything-you-need-to-know guide for voting either in-person or by mail.

This guide was created on October 6 and most recently updated on October 6, 2022.

What is on the ballot this November

Registered voters will be able to cast their ballots for the Tuesday, November 8 general election. Key races include governor, lieutenant governor, U.S. senator, U.S. representative, state representatives, and half of the state senate districts. Candidate guides will be published on LevittownNow.com.

All registered voters are able to vote on any local ballot questions.

How to confirm you’re registered to vote

To see if you’re already registered to vote, click this link, call 1-877-VOTESPA, or contact the Bucks County Board of Elections. You can also use the below tool.

How to vote in-person on Tuesday, November 8

Registered voters can cast their ballot in-person on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Bucks County Board of Elections offers a list of polling places and the state offers a searchable database so voters can find their polling place.

No identification is needed to vote. The exception is if you are a first-time voter or this will be your first election in a new ward.

Starting in 2020, the county began using ClearCast voting machines for in-person voting. The county has prepared instructional videos on ballot marking and scanning ballots.

Problems at the polls? Contact the Bucks County Board of Elections at 215-348-6154.

How to vote by absentee or mail-in ballot

Whether completing the mail ballot at home or at their county board of elections office, voters should read all instructions carefully and follow these steps to ensure their ballot is counted:

• Enclose the mail ballot in the inner security envelope marked “official election ballot” and seal it, being careful not to make any stray marks on the envelope.
• Seal the inner security envelope in the pre-addressed outer envelope.
• Sign and date the voter’s declaration on the outer envelope.

Voters should return their voted ballot to their county board of elections as soon as possible. They have two options:

• Mail the ballot. Mailed ballots must be received by 8 p.m. November 8, Election Day. Mail ballots received after that time will not count, even if postmarked by 8 p.m. November 8.
• Hand-deliver their ballot to their county elections office, officially designated satellite office or drop box site. Hand-delivered ballots must be received by 8 p.m. November 8.

Mail-in ballots can be dropped off at the Bucks County Administration Building at 55 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901; the Lower Bucks Government Services Center at 7321 New Falls Road, (Bristol Township) Levittown, PA 19055; the Upper Bucks Government Services Center 261 California Road, Quakertown, PA 18951; Bensalem Library, 3700 Hulmeville Rd, Bensalem, PA 19020; Bristol Borough Hall, 250 Pond St, Bristol, PA 19007; New Hope Library, 93 W Ferry St, New Hope, PA 18938; Northampton Library, 25 Upper Holland Rd, Richboro, PA 18954; Perkasie Library, 491 Arthur Ave, Perkasie, PA 18944; Riegelsville Library, 615 Easton Rd, Riegelsville, PA 18077; Warminster Library, 1076 Emma Ln, Warminster, PA 18974; and the Yardley-Makefield Library, 1080 Edgewood Rd, Yardley, PA 19067.

Click here to see the drop off hours.

Voters may return only their own mail ballot unless the voter has a disability and designates someone in writing to return it for them using the designation form on the Department of State website, or the voter requires an emergency absentee ballot.

Voters who received an absentee or mail-in ballot may vote in person on Election Day if they bring their unvoted mail ballot and envelopes with them to be voided. After they surrender their ballot packet and sign a declaration, they can then vote a regular ballot. Voters who already voted and returned their mail ballot are not eligible to vote in person on Election Day.

Voters who requested a mail ballot and did not receive it or do not have it to surrender may vote by provisional ballot at their polling place. The provisional ballot will be reviewed by their county board of elections after Election Day to determine whether it will be counted.

How to vote by so-called “on-demand” absentee/mail-in voting

The Bucks County Board of Elections is allowing in-person absentee and mail-in voting. Under the program, registered voters can visit one of three county offices, verify their registration, receive an on-demand printed ballot, fill it out, seal it properly, and return it to election officials.

Check the Bucks County Board of Elections website for dates.

On-demand ballots will be available on announced dates at the following Bucks County government campuses: Bucks County Administration Building, 55 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901; Upper Bucks Government Services Center, 261 California Road, Quakertown, PA 18951; and Lower Bucks Government Services Center, 7321 New Falls Road, Levittown, PA 19055.

On-demand ballot printing is a service available to registered voters in Bucks County that is provided by the Board of Elections. This service is not early voting, which is not allowed under Pennsylvania law. All mail-in or absentee ballots received before the 2022 general election day will be kept sealed and secured at the main Board of Elections office in Doylestown until polls open on November 8.

The county has election information on the Bucks County Board of Elections website.