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Time is growing short. Sign up to help elect Chris Rabb to Congress, elect Chris Johnson as our State Rep, and return State Senator Art Haywood to Harrisburg.  Opportunity awaits to canvas in Mt. Airy. Sign up, here. A duty of voter engagement activists and Committeepeople, or soon to be, is to make voting simpler. As we go about informing, educating, and canvassing our neighbors please share the information below.

Local Satellite Election Office and Dropbox Locations

The dropbox for the 22nd Ward is located at Pleasant Playground, 6757 Chew Avenue (intersection of Slocum Street). Our local Satellite Election Office (SEO) is located at 5301 Chew Avenue. The SEO is open M-F 9am – 5pm and Sa-Su 10am – 4pm. Yes, open on the weekend. Their phone number is 215-686-7808.

A listing of all SEOs throughout Philadelphia is available, here.

Instructions for a Mail-in Ballot

There are four steps for completing and returning your mail ballot: 

1. Read the instructions and mark your ballot with a blue or black pen. There may be races on the back of your ballot, so be sure to check both sides.
2. Place your ballot in the yellow envelope marked “official election ballot.” The ballot must be placed in this envelope for it to be counted.
3. Place the yellow envelope in the larger return envelope. You must sign and date the larger envelope before you return it to your county board of elections.
4. Return your completed ballot to your county elections office – either by mail, in person, or in an officially designated drop box – by 8 p.m. May 19. Mail ballots received after that time will not be counted. 

Remember: You are the only person permitted to return your ballot unless you have a disability and designate someone in writing to return your ballot for you.

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, April 27, 2026 email

Designated Agent Form

You can help a voter by using this form to 1) pick up and return an application for a mail-in or absentee ballot; 2) pick up and return a mail-in or absentee ballot. The voter completes the top section of the Designated Agent Form and the person acting as the Designated Agent completes the bottom portion.  The form is available for downloading at https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/vote/resources/documents-and-forms/Authorize-Designated-Agent-for-Mail-in-or-Absentee-Ballot.pdf. 

Curing Ballots

The Philadelphia Board of Elections has received mail-in and absentee ballots with various issues that may prevent them from being counted in the upcoming May 19, 2026 Primary Election. However, Philadelphia is among a number of counties that allow voters to “fix” their ballot so it can be accepted. The City Commissioners maintain an on-going, updated list of potentially flawed ballots. Consult the Latest News section of their website then view the latest list in either Pdf or Excel version. Read their page, 2026 Primary Election: Unverifiable Identification, Undeliverable, and/or Potentially Flawed Ballots, here. 

Various reasons are associated with these flagged ballots. They include: undeliverable, id not verified, no signature, or no secrecy envelope. The City Commissioners strongly urge that voters on the list request a replacement ballot by visiting one of the city’s Satellite Election Offices. (Ours is located at 5301 Chew Avenue.)

As of May 7th, 500 ballots are in question. Check the list regularly to notify voters in your Ward/Division so their ballot can be “cured”. Designated Agent Forms are particularly useful for those who are unable to visit an SEO personally.

For additional background, read a recent Billy Penn article.