55,000 Ballots Received, 140,000 Mailed Out In Delco So Far

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — Officials in Delaware County are reporting a record number of mail-in ballot requests and have sent out tens of thousands of mail-in ballots.

According to the county, more than 140,000 vote-by-mail ballots have been sent out to Delaware County voters as of Friday, Oct. 23.

Roughly 55,000 vote-by-mail ballots have also been scanned into the system as received, officials said.

These include mail-in and absentee ballots that have been received by the county by mail, at the County’s Voter Service Centers, and from ballot drop boxes located in municipalities across the county.

Before voters consider getting a replacement ballot, the Delaware County Bureau of Elections recommends that they continue to track their ballot online here. Voters can also visit any Delaware County Voter Service Center, with locations in Media, Chester and Upper Darby, to discuss the status of their vote-by-mail.

A voter’s ballot status will show as "pending" if their application for a mail-in or absentee ballot has been approved, but their voted ballot has not yet been scanned in as received.

Voters who have returned their mail-in or absentee ballots but do not yet have confirmation that their ballot has been received, per the State’s online Election Ballot Status tool, should give more time for their ballot’s status to be updated to "Vote Recorded," which confirms that the ballot has been received by the Bureau of Elections.

Anyone who may have misplaced their vote-by-mail ballot, damaged it, or believe they never received it can visit any of the three Voter Service Centers in Media, Upper Darby, and Chester and request a new ballot, or go to their polling place on Election Day, speak to the precinct Judge of Elections, and cast a provisional ballot in-person. Provisional ballots will be counted if their vote-by-mail ballot is not received by the county by the deadline.

Voters who receive their vote-by-mail ballot and then change their mind and decide to vote in- person on Election Day can take their ballot and declaration envelope to their polling place, have it voided, and then vote on-site.