Board of Elections Approves Plans for Upcoming November Election
Published on September 04, 2026
PITTSBURGH –Today the Allegheny County Board of Elections approved plans for the upcoming November general election, including five satellite election offices and twelve ballot drop off locations. The Board also approved a resolution to support Election staff and volunteer organizations to register voters at naturalization ceremonies.
Satellite Election Offices
Five satellite election offices will be available to serve voters around the county between October 7 and October 25. At these locations, voters may register, apply for, receive, vote, and return their mail-in and absentee ballots.
On Wednesday and Thursday, October 7 and 8, 2026, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, a satellite office will be open at:
On Saturdays and Sundays, October 17, 18, 24 and 25, 2026, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, satellite offices will be open at:
Any Allegheny County voter is eligible to vote at any satellite location. Voters in possession of their completed mail-in ballot may also return the ballot at a satellite location. Voters may only return their own ballot unless they have a completed designated agent form giving them permission to return a ballot on behalf of someone else.
Ballot Return Sites
In addition to the satellite offices listed above, voters may return ballots to the County Office Building, 542 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, 15219, during business hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm as soon as ballots are available. Ballot Return Sites will also be available at the following nine locations which will be open at these times and dates:
11:00 am to 7:00 pm on Friday, October 30, 2026, and Monday, November 2, 2026.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday, October 31, and Sunday, November 1, 2026.
The locations for ballot return are:
Voters may park briefly on Ross Street while returning ballots at the County Office Building. Voters may also return a voted mail-in ballot at the County Office Building on Election Day at the Ross Street entrance between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm.
At today’s meeting, the Board of Elections also directed the elections staff to add an additional three ballot drop off locations, bringing the total up to a dozen locations. The elections division will present additional ballot return site locations as soon as possible to the Board of Elections and will release that information publicly as soon as it is available.
Media inquiries may be directed to the Communications Office.
For contact information, including email addresses and telephone numbers, visit the office website.