Megan Trotter | news editor
“Don’t give up your vote Make sure that you plan to vote,” said Assistant Professor of Theology, Anna Scheid. “We just simply do have a duty and a responsibility to the national electorate.”
Scheid, volunteers to help students figure out how and where to vote.
The Duke spoke to her and created this guide.
Mail-in ballots are available for any registered voter. You do not have to provide a reason for why you want to vote by mail ballot, according to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Absentee ballots are for individuals who will not be able to physically go to their designated polling location on election day.
To apply for the ballot:
1. Go to vote.pa
2. Click request mail-in ballot
3. Fill out your personal information
4. Submit your request to vote by mail
5. A ballot will be sent to your address.
6. Fill out your ballot at home
7. Return it by mail or at a secure dropbox set up by your county
To return the ballot:
1. Read the instructions carefully and mark your ballot
2. Seal your ballot in the yellow envelope marked “official election ballot”
3. Seal the yellow envelope in the pre-addressed outer return envelope, then sign your name and write the current date on the voter’s declaration on the outside of the outer return envelope
4. To ensure your ballot is received by the deadline, return the ballot as soon as possible
Applications for a mail-in or absentee ballot must be received by the local county election office at 5 p.m. on Oct. 29.
They must be received by 8 p.m. on Nov. 5 the county election office must receive the completed mail ballot. According to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania any mail-in ballots postmark after 8 p.m. Nov. 5 will not be counted.