Departments

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Board of Elections

 

The Board of Elections Office:

• Prepares and furnishes all material used at elections
• Receives petitions for placement of candidates on the primary ballot
• Registers new voters
• Maintains voter registration files, including name, address and political party changes
• Processes and mails absentee ballots
• Instructs election officials
• Prepares and delivers all voting machines in 303 voting districts
• Receives the returns of all primaries and elections from each precinct; canvasses, computes and certifies results
• Responds to daily questions and requests over the counter and via telephone

Post-November, 2008 Judge of Elections Survey Results

November 4, 2008 General Election: Official Results

Past election results -- Board of Elections Meeting Audio -- Sample Ballots

Bucks County Polling Places ----- PA Polling Place Locator

Voter Education

 

ELECTION NEWS - Important Information for You

Be a Protector of Democracy!

Do you need to know where your polling place is located. Click here, and enter your address.
Not sure if you are registered, or do you need to modify your registration: Click here to login to PAPowerPort, or to create an account. Once you are logged on, you will be able to check your voter registration status and change it if necessary.

Register to Vote!

Where to Register:
At the Registration Office in the Bucks County Courthouse, Doylestown, or pick up a Voter Registration Application at any Post Office, Wine & Spirit Shoppe, Municipal Building or Library, or Download and complete a Voter Registration Application. In addition, the Department of Transportation provides for voter registration with their driver's license application, renewal or change of name or address.

To register, you must:

• Be a citizen of the United States for at least one month before the next election;
• Be a resident of Pennsylvania and of your election district for at least 30 days before the next election; and
• Be eighteen (18) years of age on the day of the next election.

Voter Registration Application must be received via US mail.
Download a Voter Registration Application

Print out the application and mail it to:

Bucks County Voter Registration
55 E. Court St.
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: 215-348-6166

The following Voter Registration Application must be downloaded and mailed to the appropriate office. The county must have an original copy in its files. Faxed copies are not permitted by law.

Note: On December 26, 2000, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ordered the removal of the felony conviction prohibition as a qualification for voter registration. When completing the Voter Registration Mail Application (VRMA), a convicted felon who is released from prison may make application to register to vote by striking through the felony conviction line at Section 9(2) on the VRMA and signing his or her name. (New VRMA forms have eliminated the reference to felony conviction). VRMA forms are available from county voter registration offices as well as state offices that provide public assistance and services to persons with disabilities.

Important New Information for All Absentee Voters
With the exception of absentee voters who have a disability or who are overseas, all Absentee Ballots must be delivered to the County Board of Elections either in person or through the U. S. Postal Service. Absentee Ballots delivered by any other means for absentee voters who do not have a disability will not be accepted or counted by the County Board of Elections. Absentee Ballots and Alternative Ballots delivered for voters who do have a disability may be delivered by a third party who has written authorization from the disabled absentee or alternative ballot voter. Absentee Ballots delivered for an absentee voter who is overseas on Election Day may be made by an overnight delivery service. For more information on Absentee Voting, go to the Voting By Absentee Ballot page of the PA Department of State.

Download and print an Application for Absentee Ballot or send a request with the following information:

• Name of Registered Voter
• Bucks County Street Address
• Address where to mail absentee ballot
• Date of Birth
• Reason for request for absentee ballot
• Signature of registered voter requesting ballot

For more information on voting go to VotesPA, a service of the PA Department of State.

Click here for the Help America Vote Act 2002--Bucks County Plan or check out the Pennsylvania State Plan.