Oct 26 is final day to request a mail-in ballot to vote in Pennsylvania, see list of drop boxes throughout Philadelphia

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City Commissioner Omar Sabir hosted a nonpartisan GOTV drive and rally to bring attention to the final day to request a mail-in ballot in Pennsylvania. This event was held at the newly installed Ballot Drop Box outside of Shepard Recreation Center at 5700 Haverford Ave. Commissioner Sabir will be supported and joined by: 

• -City Councilmember Curtis Jones, 4th District
• -City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas, At-Large
• -Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell
• -Cathy Hicks, NAACP Philadelphia President and Founder of Philadelphia Sun 
• -Rev Robert Collier, President of Philadelphia Black Clergy 
• -National Action Network: Philadelphia Chapter

Commissioner Sabir reminds voters that it’s not too late to apply to vote by mail in the following ways: 

• Online at pavoterservices.pa.gov
• At our one-stop-shop at City Hall, Room 142 where registered voters can request a ballot, receive their ballot and fill it out, and then return it directly to an election administrator 

Voters who want to track the status of their application or ballot can visit pavoterservices.pa.gov and click “Election Ballot Status.” 

The Board of Elections must receive completed ballots no later than 8PM on Election Day, November 2, 2021. Postmarks do not count. 

Voters who do not wish to put their completed ballot in the mail can deliver it to one of 16 drop boxes throughout the city. The dropboxes are secure, monitored, and open 24/7. Their locations are as follows: 

• City Hall (Southside): 1400 JFK Blvd, 19107
• Riverview Place: 520 N Columbus Blvd, 19123
• Eastern State Penitentiary: 2027 Fairmount Ave, 19130
• Pelbano Rec Center: 8101 Bustleton Ave, 19152
• Ford PAL Rec Center: 609 Snyder Ave, 19148
• Smith Playground: 2100 S 24th St, 19145
• Vogt Rec Center: 4131 Unruh Ave, 19135
• Independence Branch Library: 18 S 7th St, 19106
• Dorothy Emmanuel Rec Center: 8500 Pickering St, 19150
• Pleasant Playground: 305 Slocum St, 19119
• Shissler: 1800 Blair St, 19125
• Chalfont Playground: 4382 Deerpath Lane, 19154
• Stenton Playground: 4600 N 16th St, 19140
• Shepard Rec: 5700 Haverford Ave, 19131
• Kendrick Rec: 5800 Ridge Ave, 19128
• Election Warehouse: 11311 Roosevelt Blvd, 19154

For more information, please contact Devin Uqdah, Esq., Chief Deputy City Commissioner, at [email protected] or call 215-686-3462

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