2025 Primary Election: Mail Ballots, Office Hours, and Drop Boxes

With the 2025 Municipal Primary approaching, mail ballots are now being printed, and will arrive in voters’ mailboxes soon! Voters have until 5:00 PM on Tuesday, May 13th to request a mail ballot. Mail ballot applications can be submitted online, by mail, or in person. Beginning Monday, May 5th, voters can apply for, complete, and return a mail ballot in person at City Hall or at any of our 10 District Satellite Election Offices.

The Philadelphia County Board of Elections Office, located in City Hall, Room 140, is now open for in-person mail ballot services. Visitors can access this office from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.

Satellite Election Offices across Philadelphia are also open, providing voter registration and in-person mail ballot services. These offices operate from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday and 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. on Saturday and Sunday. A full list of Satellite Election Office locations is available at vote.phila.gov/seos.

Office Hours:

At these locations, voters may apply for a mail ballot in person, receive it, complete it, and return it, all in the same visit.

Mail ballots must be returned and received—not postmarked—by the Philadelphia County Board of Elections no later than 8:00 P.M. on Election Day, Tuesday, May 20th, 2025. An interactive map of mail ballot drop-off locations is available at phila.gov/voting.

Mail Ballot Drop Box Locations:

• City Hall (South Broad Apron): 1400 John F Kennedy Blvd, 19107
• Corner of Kingsessing and S 50th St: 50th St & Kingsessing Ave, 19143
• Corporal Jimmy O’Connor Memorial Playground: 4330 Deerpath Lane, 19154 (formerly Chalfont Playground)
• Dorothy Emanuel Rec. Center: 8500 Pickering Street, 19150
• Eastern State Penitentiary: 2027 Fairmount Ave, 19130
• Eastwick Library: 2851 Island Ave, 19153
• Election Warehouse: 11311 Roosevelt Blvd, 19154
• Engine 55 Fire Station: 101 W Luzerne St, 19140
• Engine 64 Fire Station: Benner St and Rising Sun Ave, 19111
• Ford PAL Rec. Center: 609 Snyder Ave, 19148
• Heitzman Rec: 3645 Amber St, 19134
• Independence Branch Library: 18 S 7th St, 19106
• Kendrick Rec: 5822 Ridge Ave, 19128
• Markward Playground: 400 S LeCount St, 19146
• Overbrook Park Library: 7422 Haverford Ave, 19151
• Pelbano Rec. Center: 8101 Bustleton Ave, 19152
• Pleasant Playground: 6757 Chew Ave, 19119
• Satellite Election Office – 1st Council District: 1835 S Broad St, 19148
• Satellite Election Office – 3rd Council District: 4029 Market St, 19104
• Satellite Election Office – 4th Council District: 5610 Lancaster Ave, Unit 400, 19131
• Satellite Election Office – 5th Council District: 2301 N Broad St, 19132
• Satellite Election Office – 8th Council District: 5301 Chew Ave, 19138
• Shepard Rec. Center: 5700 Haverford Ave, 19131
• Shissler Rec. Center: 1800 Blair Street, 19125
• Smith Playground: 2100 S 24th St, 19145
• Stenton Playground: 4600 N 16th, 19140
• Strawberry Mansion HC: 2840 W Dauphin St, 19132
• Vogt Rec. Center: 4131 Unruh Ave, 19135
• Voter Registration Office, Riverview Place: 520 N Columbus Blvd, 19123

The deadline to apply for your mail ballot is Tuesday, May 13th, 2025, at 5:00 PM. Voters can apply for an emergency absentee ballot if an emergency (an unexpected trip or illness, for example) arises after the deadline for standard mail ballot applications. An “emergency absentee application” may be obtained from the Board of Elections, either in person or by mail. Emergency applications and completed ballots MUST be received by the County Board of Elections no later than 8:00 P.M. on Election Day. For more information, visit our Vote by Mail page.

Voters may only drop off their own ballot. If a voter has a physical disability or illness which prevents them from personally picking up or returning their Absentee or Mail-in Ballot, they should complete the form to designate an agent to transport their ballot and submit the completed forms along with their ballot, secured with a rubber band or paper clip to the outside of the ballot. The Designation and Certification of Agent Form can be downloaded below. (English)