PA Primary: What You Need To Know In The North Hills

ROSS AND WEST VIEW, PA — Delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak, Pennsylvania's primary finally will occur on Tuesday under circumstances different from any previous day when ballots are cast.

Allegheny County has consolidated polling places due to the outbreak. That means there will only be one polling place each in Ross and West View. They will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Ross voters can cast their ballots at the public works building on Cemetery Lane. West View voters can vote at the West View Banquet Hall on Perry Highway.

While there is one location listed, the county elections division says that sites may include multiple polling places within that location so that physical distancing and other mitigation measures may be followed.

To view a sample ballot, click on the link.

Officials are expecting some delay in the counting of votes due to the "unprecedented" number of mail-in ballots, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said. This could cause a delay in results, particularly for close races.

All ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on June 2. Postmarks do not count. State officials did not
recommend a specific date for when ballots should be postmarked, but simply said that ballots should be mailed back "as soon as possible."

The deadline to apply for a mail in ballot was May 26.

More than 1.6 million -in ballots had already been received in Pennsylvania by this past weekend, according to a CBS report.

In order to accommodate voters who are concerned with whether their ballot will be received in time, the county Elections Division will have employees staffing a counter in the lobby of the County Office Building (542 Forbes Avenue) from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

Contested races at the state level include the Democratic nominee for auditor general, which has five candidates: Pittsburgh Controller Michael Lamb, H. Scott Conklin of Centre County, Tracie Fountain of Dauphin County, Nina Ahmad of Philadelphia County and Christina Hartman of Lancaster County.